The humble carrot has won the most important popularity contest of all - it's Australia's favourite vegetable. A new industry survey has found that almost two out of every three households in the country included carrots in their weekly shop between January and March this year...

Coles says it will be the first national food retailer to sell only hormone growth promotant-free beef. The nation's second largest supermarket chain said today it is sourcing hormone growth promotant (HGP) free beef from its Australian cattle producers to achieve our goal of ...

From mozzarella made on the premises to a cooking school, bookstore and seven restaurants, the sprawling Eataly food emporium has opened its doors in New York to spread its basic message: "eat healthy." Located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, at 23rd Street, the hu...

After 45 years living on their Grose Vale property an hour out of Sydney in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, The Maguire family is passionate about their product, way of life and sharing with others. As founding members of Hawkesbury Harvest, a group committed to increasin...

An increasing number of food products carry gluten free labels. On the other hand, if you look in the flour aisle, you can find bags of flour that are fortified with extra gluten - frequently referred to as bread flour or bread machine flour or high gluten flour. It brings ...

While most people allow their red wine to breathe before drinking, few do the same with their whites... To assist and "educate white wine drinkers", a company called Vinturi has launched the Essential White Wine Aerator, designed to aerate white wine in the time it takes to po...

Ninti One Ltd is providing $20,000 to the Australian Camel Industry Association for the development of a strategic plan to establish a strong and viable industry, providing employment for regional communities, Aboriginal people and other landholders. The investment follows a s...

Beer connoisseurs like to try before they buy just as much as the next consumer; the only problem is that high-end bottles of the stuff can cost a pretty penny, making bartenders reluctant to open them. That's where the BeerVault comes in, reports glopbal trend monitoring webs...

Black rice - revered in ancient China but overlooked in the West - could be one of the greatest "superfoods", scientists say. The cereal is low in sugar but packed with healthy fibre and plant compounds that combat heart disease and cancer, say experts. Centuries ago it was...

Western Canadian beef producers have found a novel way of putting the "bar" in barbecue, writes Jeremy Hainsworth of AP.  Angus cattle in British Columbia's Okanagan wine and cattle region are being fed red wine with their grain. Chefs in this Canadian Pacific Coast prov...

Queensland's Bundaberg Brewed Drinks has launched a new 'café' range of flavours. The four newcomers are Bundaberg Guava, Bundaberg Blood Orange and Bundaberg Pink Grapefruit. Company CEO John McLean says the drinks have been created to allow consumers to "enjoy the café ex...

“Living history” is how many people describe John Watkins’ mandarin and prawn trawling business at Wisemans Ferry on the Hawkesbury River north west of Sydney. Watkins Orchard has been a family-owned and managed operation since 1836 with the current orchard established at Wise...

The day Robert and Tracey Williams found syringes in the laneway behind their Melbourne home was the day they made up their minds to go bush and forge a new career in the countryside. That was four years ago and the couple haven’t looked back, but finding their dream block of ...