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Whole grains and seeds get a wrap in health food awards

After around 500 packaged foods available on supermarket shelves were put through rigorous review, Goodness Superfoods and Helga’s Continental Bakehouse have been commended for combining nutrition and...

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Organic: Back to Nature

Consumers have spoken, and they want organic, natural foods with ingredients they can pronounce. Across all food and beverage categories, there is a growing consumer preference for...

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Drive-through bakery chain caters to tradies and time-poor commuters

Brisbane-based pie and bakery chain Beefy’s has opened a drive through business in Brisbane (pictured). The new North Lakes store is the seventh for the family-owned chain...

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Parkview Bakery: Rallying the Troops

In the Victorian country town of Maryborough, a knock-about bloke with a love for baking is taking a stance against domestic violence. Australian Baking Business catches up...

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Fair Work to review conditions of 417 visa holders

The Fair Work Ombudsman will conduct a review of the wages and conditions of overseas workers in Australia on the 417 working holiday visa. The 417 visa...

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Coles guilty over false bread claims

Supermarket giant Coles has been declared guilty by the Federal Court of misleading shoppers with claims its bread and other baked goods were “freshly baked”. The company...

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Sydney makes new ground in coffee rivalry

The battle between Sydney and Melbourne for coffee supremacy has taken an interesting turn with Marrickville-based coffee roastery, Aroma Coffee, winning top accolades at the Australian International...

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Brumby’s gets on board low-gluten trend

In response to increasing consumer demand for low-gluten products, Brumby’s bakeries across Australia are firing up the ovens to bake a new recipe range. The low-gluten range...

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Horsham to nab a slice of history

The regional city of Horsham, in Western Victoria, may soon go down in the history books as being home to the world’s biggest vanilla slice. The Horsham...

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Industry’s brightest have their say

Fine Food Australia is providing the perfect opportunity to hear Melbourne’s most innovative pastry chefs and bakers nut out the topical issues affecting their industry. Moderated by...