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... the public has only been given a month to comment on an issues paper guiding the formation of a much-needed national food plan – a period which is inadequate and must be extended, according to advocacy group the sydney food fairness alliance (sffa) ... the alliance, a network which describes itself as “advocating for a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable food system in the sydney region and beyond”, said it will be making a submission by the august 5 deadline but says the issues paper has not been well-publicised and some groups may not be able to meet the submissions deadline ... “the complex and challenging issues of providing for food security at a time of rapid population growth and climate change is something we all need to talk about – not just the groups that regularly make submissions on these issues ... “in scotland for example the formulation of a food plan was preceded by an inclusive national food debate that took many months and featured numerous public meetings ... “food security and access issues will be increasingly on the agenda as climate change and rising costs of finite resources such as oil, nitrogen and water result in rising food prices,” ms millen says ... “it is imperative to protect sydney’s market gardens to guarantee access to low-cost, fresh food and stop the increase in preventable diseases such as diabetes – that has much higher prevalence in low socioeconomic areas, new research shows ... australia may have a lot of space but the challenge is keeping local food-producing lands in australian hands and producing a variety of healthy foods, not just broad acre crops for export,” said millen

... this year’s annual food and grocery executive program, run by the institute of food and grocery management, will be held from the 18th through 23rd of september at the mt eliza centre for executive education in victoria ... this program is for present and next generation leaders in the australian and new zealand fresh food, grocery, beverage and fmcg industry ... au/learning/programs/ifgm/food-executive -->

... use of cold atmospheric plasmas (cap) to tackle salmonella in fresh or minimally-processed foods shows great promise - but key questions remain to be answered before the technology can be integrated into the supply chain, said scientists ... salmonella cells cluster to form shield against cap in a recent review of cap, researchers from the institute of food research (ifr) hailed its potential in meeting the consumer demand for fresh food that is free from microbials but also minimally processed ... their overall conclusion was that cap treatment could be a highly efficient way of combating salmonella, eliminating cells very quickly but, as the pair said in their review in the journal food research international, the reasons for this bacterial inactivation are not yet fully understood ... exploring the link between cap efficiency and bacterial concentration will be key to enabling further practical application in the food industry, said the scientists ... dr fernandez is also examining genes that are activated when salmonella cells survive cap treatment – with a view to identifying the mechanism by which they achieve this and boosting efficiency of the process to development a treatment that ensure food free of microbial contamination

... massmart, which runs diy, general merchandise and electronics stores as well as food outlets, will see its grocery business grow by over 50% in five years, wal-mart said ... the retailers also said the "vast majority" of the fresh food in massmart's stores would come from south africa, with a "substantial" development programme" planned for "thousands" of local farmers

... calavo growers' acquisition of fresh-food firm renaissance food group will give the us avocado supplier a competitive advantage in the grocery space, according to an analyst ... yesterday (26 may), calavo growers announced the acquisition of rfg, a privately-owned, california-based fresh food group ... "as an example, product sourcing for rfg is one area where cvgw can leverage its existing fresh fruit product and relationship base," she said

... the abrupt departure of hershey chief dave west raised eyebrows this week; what will it mean for the confectionery giant? elsewhere in the us, general mills closed its acquisition of a controlling stake in global yoghurt brand yoplait, an announcement that tied in nicely with the launch of the latest just-food column - category crunch - which takes an in-depth look at specific food categories around the world ... focus: denmark\'s saturated fat tax provokes industry angerdenmark is set to introduce a tax on food high in saturated fat ... the food sector has hit back, questioning that rationale and arguing that consumers will travel to neighbouring countries to buy the affected foods anyway ... uk: asda invests in food qualityasda, the uk supermarket arm of wal-mart stores, today (17 may) announced that it plans to invest gbp27m (us$43 ... 8m) in improving the quality of its fresh food business

... "other retailers have faced problems with their hypermarkets as food has become incidental to their offer ... food has to be the core reason why people come into your store, not a supplementary objective"- sainsbury's chief executive justin king explains why the retailer will not face the same sluggish performance as other hypermarket operators as it focuses on expanding its stores ... "what sort of profit? you're going to get $10m in 2015, or $20m in 2017, do you really think that 10 years on, cumulatively after the best part of $2bn spent you're going to be happy with $10-20m operating profit?" - mf global analyst mike dennis questions whether tesco will be happy with the sorts of profits it should expect from fresh & easy in coming years ... "this partnership with cargill, a global leader in the food industry, will create a world class company and a flagship for the australian beef industry - brad teys, teys bros ... "while we have a long way to go at [dean foods' milk division] fresh dairy direct-morningstar, i am cautiously optimistic that the trajectory of our business is upward" - dean foods chairman and ceo gregg engles is optimistic of the group's prospects ... "the average shopper only visits an aldi or lidl every other week - fresh food provides these two retailers with an incentive for customers to shop there more regularly

... supermarket giants coles and woolworths have been taken to task over dodgy origin labelling, after an investigation by the nsw food authority revealed that two stores were selling mislabelled fruit the incident marks the first time coles and woolworths have been fined for country of origin labelling breaches, and both have been placed on the nsw food authority’s name and shame register ... “these retailers should know better, in light of concerns over incorrect labelling the food authority recently issued a communiqué to nsw local government council organisations and relevant food retailers reminding them of their obligations under the food standards code and the food act in regard to country of origin labelling,” said nsw minister for primary industries, katrina hodgkinson ... “from today, the small percentage of fresh fruit and vegetables that might be of a mixed origin will specify which countries the produce comes from,” said pat mcentee, woolworths general manager of fresh food ... ” “97 per cent of woolworths’ fresh fruit and vegetables are grown in australia ... so while only three per cent of our produce comes from overseas we want to make it easier for our customers to know exactly where their food comes from so they can make an informed decision for their family ... “thanks to woolworths taking this voluntary step for displays of mixed fresh fruit and vegetables, consumers will be better able to make an informed choice about what they are buying,” said growcom’s chief executive officer, alex livingstone ... “in addition, the company has not announced whether it will follow suit with the ingredients of pre-prepared fresh fruit and vegetable salads and other products made from local and imported ingredients and sold in the delicatessen section of the supermarket,” mr livingstone said ... livingstone said the move by the nsw food authority to fine and list the two supermarkets was also a step forward ... we hope consumers are becoming more aware that it is not only a legal requirement for retailers to label fresh produce clearly with the country of origin but also to lift their game and label produce correctly so that the label on the packaging or individual pieces of fruit or vegetable correlates with the sign on the display bin

... ” new analysis from foodbank released today reveals that demand for food support is rapidly rising, over the past 12 months there has been: ... the not-for-profit now provides food to more than 2,500 welfare agencies and 396 schools across the country, creating a total of 70,000 meals every day - over 25 ... foodbank acts as a ‘pantry’ for the welfare sector, by collecting donations from food manufacturers, retailers and fresh food farmers and distributing it to charities around the country ... collaboration is the driving principle behind foodbank as it works in partnership with the food and grocery industry, the corporate sector, governments, welfare agencies and volunteers ... the government funding support will be used to manufacture food through foodbank’s collaborative supply program, which aims to meet the deficit in donations of essential foods such as breakfast cereals, milk, pasta and pasta sauce, canned meals, fresh fruit and vegetables and meat ... enzo allara comments, “there is currently a gap between the amount of key staple food that is donated to foodbank and what is needed to feed australians relying on hunger relief ... with funding support, foodbank is able to leverage other donations and can make enough food to feed a family of four for just $1 ... however, foodbank’s goal is to reach 50 million kg of food distributed annually by 2015 – in 2009/10 this figure stood at 19 million kg

... the retailer, owned by australian conglomerate wesfarmers, said coles' comparable-store sales from its core food and liquor division rose 7 ... "coles' food and liquor comparable store sales growth of 7 ... coles continues to focus on overhauling the shopping experience, underpinned by genuinely better value and quality fresh food," he said ... coles' comparable-store sales from its food and liquor business accelerated in the third quarter ... consolidated third-quarter sales from coles' food and liquor business rose 7 ... bringing together the food and liquor and coles express divisions, coles sales climbed 8