Snacks giant sorted with favourite Aussie ingredients
Fancy crackers, chocolates and lollies shared during the holidays are increasingly being made from local ingredients in high-tech manufacturing hubs onshore.
food – consumer goods
Fish markets gear up for Xmas, with mild weather likely
Thousands of people are expected to descend on fish markets around the country to buy seafood for Christmas, with mild weather forecast on the day.
Australia too slow to charge into electric trucks
A lack of chargers, policies and financial help means Australian companies are being slower to trade in their diesel trucks for electric models.
Ukraine calls for more air protection for grain exports
Hours after Ukraine was hit with the largest Russian drone attack of the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has demanded more air defences for grain exports.
Food delivery firm let poorly trained riders on streets
A food delivery service operating in four cities has been fined for not properly training hundreds of riders, leading to a warning for other app-based firms.
Air Fryers: A Savvy Solution to Rising Energy Costs
By utilising rapid air technology, these innovative appliances are cooking up healthy, delicious meals while cutting down on power usage.
‘Dairy free’ company sued over fatal allergic reaction
An Australian company that provided "dairy free" ingredients is being sued over a UK woman's death from eating coconut yoghurt that contained milk protein.
Fruit and vegetable grower Costa confirms takeover bid
Shareholders of Costa Group could receive a healthy financial boost after the fruit and vegetable grower confirmed it received an unsolicited takeover offer.
Restaurants to feed regional towns as online sites boom
Thousands more hungry Australians in regional towns will be able to access food deliveries as part of a new push in the industry.
An expert’s guide to drinking beer for people who don’t do well with gluten
If you're gluten-sensitive, this could be your passport to a world where you don't have to choose between your love for beer and your dietary restrictions.
Woolworths says food inflation ‘frustratingly elevated’
The Woolworths Group says shelf prices rose 5.8 per cent in the third quarter, although that was lower than price increases in the previous quarter.
Federal Court Dropout: Kanye’s burger case thrown out
The US rapper formerly known as Kanye West has had a lawsuit against a Melbourne burger restaurant named after his 2004 album The College Dropout thrown out.
economy (general)
food - consumer goods
housing and urban planning
indigenous people
politics (general)
poverty
prices
torres strait
Premier acts on Torres Strait cost-of-living summit
A Torres Strait Islands cost-of-living summit looking at how to ease soaring basic food prices, particularly on outer islands, will be held on March 20.
Woolworths registers profit jump but warns of slow down
CEO Brad Banducci attributes improved Woolworths profit gains to strong seasonal trading and lower COVID-related costs.
Fresh push to ban junk food ads on Vic public transport
The Victorian government has been urged to place a ban on junk food and drink advertisements across the state public transport network.
Shoppers urged to swoop on glut of premature pineapples
Pineapple farmers are struggling to keep up with a prematurely ripened crop and fear millions of tonnes of Australian fruit will be left to rot in fields.
Millions of hot cross buns hit shelves
The Christmas leftovers might still be in the fridge but the hot cross buns have just made a return to Coles supermarkets, months before Easter.
Probe identifies spinach contaminant
A weed believed to be responsible for causing almost 200 Australians to become sick has been identified as thornapple.
Greens ‘still safe’ after spinach recall
A peak industry body is urging Australians to keep supporting vegetable growers in the wake of a recall of spinach, which it says was from a single farm.
Coles peels back frozen potato chip sales
Coles has imposed a purchase limit on frozen potato chips due to a national supply shortage.
The chips are down for pubs this summer
The cost of a humble pub meal could be on the way up due to a nationwide potato shortage caused by poor weather and supply chain issues.
Spinach recall reaches all but one state
Coles has joined Woolworths and Riviera Farms in a spinach product recall that has extended across all states and territories except WA.
Local grains feed the world from new plant
Aussie grains could feed the world in new products as consumers and food companies look for safe, affordable and low-emission alternatives to animal proteins.
Algae mimics blood for meaty burger choice
An Aussie algae-based red pigment is taking on bloody alternatives to grow a more sustainable food supply, with emission reduction properties also on the menu.
Collins Foods halts Taco Bell rollout
Collins Foods is taking a $11.9 million impairment charge on eight underperforming Taco Bell restaurants and pausing rollout of any more to revamp the brand.
Deliveroo fallout devastates food industry
Businesses are owed thousands and delivery riders are out of work following Deliveroo's shock closure but experts warn more food services may shut.
People want value, not local shops: Coles
The head of grocery giant Coles says the pandemic trend of "local shopping" is unwinding as customers look for cheaper prices instead.
‘Flying food’ trial expands in Australia
Australians will be able to order more food and medicines by drone in an expansion of Google's air delivery service.
Ukrainian nuclear plant disconnected
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been disconnected from the power grid after Russian shelling damaged high voltage lines.
armed conflict
breaking_news
exports
food - consumer goods
missile systems
unrest, conflicts and war
Ukraine seeks defence of grain corridor
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says the world must respond firmly to any Russian attempts to disrupt Ukraine's grain export corridor.
Wasabi crop spicing up traditional farming
Angus Lam's vertical farm is inspired by the skyscrapers of his city birthplace. And wasabi, one of the hardest plants to grow, is thriving in his system.