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How a pricing display change can boost fresh vegetable sales
A slight shift in how vegetable prices are displayed in stores is proving to be a way to boost fresh produce sales, with new research showing that "nutritional serve pricing" can meaningfully change shopper be...
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Dolphin friendly? Vague environmental labelling is common on seafood
Making it compulsory for manufacturers to declare harvest location and fishing methods would mean consumers could choose...
From coffee to concrete: Victoria’s innovative pathway project
The initiative aims to repurpose used coffee grounds into biochar, a valuable resource for the construction industry.
Researchers develop freshness-indicating patches for raw meat
The innovation uses on-pack colour indicators made from plant-based material could possibly replace the traditional ‘bes...
Researchers cut cold brew coffee-making from 24 hours to three minutes
Traditional cold-brew coffee requires 12 to 24 hours to steep the grounds and extract the flavours
New Zealand braces for impact of alt-proteins on food export markets
The Protein Future Scenarios report explored the impact of new proteins on traditional milk and meat products.
Australian spirits group calls for tax freeze to support industry growth
A halt to bi-annual tax increases could help the spirits industry reach a $1 billion export market by 2035.
Australians are visiting liquor stores more often, but spending less
Nielsen data reveals the winners and losers among the nation's largest liquor retail brands.
Meat, produce prices ease food price inflation
Red meat and fresh produce saw annual inflation of less than 1 per cent, which "will be welcome news for Australian cons...
How music can influence the flavour of cheese (We’re serious!)
A jury of culinary experts then sampled the cheeses during two rounds of a blind taste test, and the results were quite ...
Food trends that will shape the snacking industry in 2024
The survey was conducted between December 6 and December 12 among a sample of 2000 nationally representative US adults a...
Australian beef production on the rise amid global decline
The bank expects global beef production across "monitored markets" to decline by one per cent year-on-year in 2023, with...
Australian wine sales up despite lowest production in 15 years
This is the first time in five years that the total sales volume remained steady year-on-year.
Five US consumer food trends that could be headed our way
Customers seek highly nutritious products and have also expressed a desire for beverage products that go beyond nutritio...
Study finds images more effective than colours to show product variety
The findings suggest that marketers should consider using images to identify line extensions and protect the master bran...
Australia faces sheep meat oversupply, high volumes of cattle meat
Australia is estimated to witness its largest sheep inventory in almost 20 years in FY23.
