News from the Food World

Air travel produces a shocking amount of waste. In fact, airline food waste alone is estimated to account for up to 1.5 million tons of waste each year. But that’s…

Australian company McCain Foods claim that their potato waste is the key to getting off the grid in their large Victoria food factory (one of forty-nine around the world). This…

Lettuce will soon be joined by another staple vegetable on the list of expensive fresh produce items. Australians have been warned that the price of vegetables is set to skyrocket…

Australia’s food supply is under threat from a new type of enemy: food hackers. Are they coming for your bananas? In a word, yes. These cyber criminals are experts at…

I love American food. It’s mind-blowingly good. From Roscoes Chicken and Waffles, to Chick-fil-A, biscuits & gravy, to “soul food” and smoked BBQ’s, their food has something for everyone. Why…

Has Kraft Heinz Co. just created a paper-based ketchup bottle that will herald the end of the infamous plastic bottle? Read on to find out… Heinz, maker of the world’s…

It is no secret that in modern large-scale farming, fertiliser is a ‘do or die’ component in agriculture. It helps to improve crop yield and quality. However, fertiliser is also…

Buyer beware, there’s a new marketing ploy in town, and this time, it is aiming directly for meals. The packaging and presentation usually goes something like this: “Numerous studies have…

Earlier this year an investigation by two consumer groups, Frugl and One Big Switch, found that groceries are around 2.6 per cent more expensive than they were in 2021. How…