Kellogg Australia has announced its intention to acquire Specialty Cereals, a privately owned manufacturing business, and recently Highly Commended winner at the FOOD Challenge Awards.
07/08/2008
Consumers of breakfast cerals should stick to the facts and look beyond the hype in terms of the salt and sugar content, Kellogg’s says.
28/10/2009
Kellogg's Europe has called for industry-wide engagement on salt reduction while claiming customer taste preferences hinder manufacturers' aims to minimise salt levels in breakfast cereals.
02/02/2010
According to an investigation conducted by Choice, most breakfast cereals aimed at children contain too much salt or sugar — or both — to be a healthy everyday meal option.
29/04/2009
Breakfast food is about to go green in a good way with the UK's third-largest supermarket chain, Sainsbury's, deciding to banish cardboard cereal boxes in favour of recyclable plastic bags.
22/06/2009
A small Queensland cereal manufacturer has taken on the big players labelling them as a “breakfast cereal embarrassment”.
15/10/2009
In last week's Budget, the Government committed new funding to the Food and Health Dialogue to develop a rationale for food reformulation.
17/05/2010
Several leading breakfast cereals that are popular with children, are loaded with high levels of sugar and salt, according to a new report.
06/04/2009
The amount of packaging used per capita in the UK has remained almost frozen over the past decade thanks to efforts by manufacturers and retailers.
14/10/2009
750 food retailers and manufacturers from over 50 countries are due to attend the 53rd World Food Business Summit in New York.
20/05/2009
While the value of food labels is often credited to product differentiation or brand profiling, most recently Australian food manufacturers have embraced the humble label and upped the ante on the information it provides.
18/12/2007
An online guide for food manufacturers in search of ingredients solutions to limit the impact of soaring raw material prices has been launched.
07/03/2008
CHEP Australia has settled a dispute with a Victorian food wholesaler regarding the use of CHEP’s distinctive blue pallets.
05/05/2008
Cadbury has been named as Australia’s most authentic food brand in the second landmark Authentic Brand Index (ABI) study released by Principals and Synovate.
30/07/2008
As part of World Salt Awareness Week, the AFGC and food manufacturers are working with AWASH to obtain more information on salt in processed foods and on salt reduction plans across specific product ranges.
01/02/2010
Salt in processed foods amounts to more than 75% of that consumed by Australians. Combating this is the campaign by Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health (AWASH) to reduce these numbers, which is gaining momentum.
10/09/2008
GS1 US announces launch of groundbreaking Foodservice initiative with leading manufacturers, distributors and operators.
07/10/2009