Food and Beverage

US Senators call for hearing on AB InBev planned purchase of SABMiller

A test commissioned by Friends of the Earth has found nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and silica (SiO2) in fourteen common consumer products.

Potentially dangerous nanoparticles found in common Australian foods

Former Cadbury chairman dies

Workers assemble components at a Chinese electronics factory. Image courtesy of Flickr Steve Jurvetson.

Chinese manufacturing hits 77-month low

Lettuce grown within the Veggie experiment on the ISS. Image courtesy of Nasa.

Astronauts to eat first food grown in space

The Coca Cola PlantBottle produced from 100 renewable resources. Image courtesy of The Coca Cola Company.

Coca-Cola partners with Liquid Light to produce PlantBottle

A McDonalds US restaurant - image courtesy of McDonalds

Golden Arches start to dim as McDonalds shuts US stores

Thorntons chocolate production line

Ferrero offers sweet deal to buy Thorntons

China and Australia sign a historic FTA. Image courtesy of the Minister for Trade and Investment.

Australia and China sign historic free trade agreement

Nestlé and Google team up for KitKat redesign

The Flow beehive has been hugely sucessful on IndieGoGo. Image courtesy of Flow.

New Flow Hive set to revolutionise beekeeping