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Sugar tax

October 2022

Why Queensland sugar cane can be the ‘Exxon of biofuels’

The way it is farmed and processed could make it a more viable source of low-carbon aviation power than other crops such as corn.

  • Peter Ker and Lap Phan

October 2022

Noshu Foods founder Rachel Bajada in the new office at The Grounds Alexandria.

Noshu Foods eyes $4b opportunity in low sugar snacks

The food tech company is making radial reductions of sugar in snacks from bars to cookie mix. It’s mulling taking on its first outside investor.

  • Updated
  • Carrie LaFrenz
Increasing concerns about sugar-free soda.

‘It’s a no-brainer’: how to stem Australia’s obesity epidemic

Australians consume the equivalent of 960 Olympic-sized swimming pools of sugary drinks every year, giving the country one of the highest obesity rates in the world.

  • Tom McIlroy

April 2022

Bottles of Coca-Cola

Inflation bites soft-drink makers

Recycled PET plastic prices have jumped fivefold for soft-drink makers in a market where low and no-sugar options are rising.

  • Simon Evans

November 2020

Eating habits globally are continuing to move from plant and starch-based diets to more "affluent diets" that are high in sugar, fat, meat and processed foods.

Half of all humans will soon be overweight

Almost half the world's population will be overweight by 2050 if current trends continue, research has shown.

  • Jessica Abrahams
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Whatever sugar we don't use for energy goes straight to our waistlines.

It won't be easy to kick your sugar habit, but it'll save your life

Even people who know the sweet stuff is unhealthy don't realise how much harm it can do. Disinformation campaigns have been a big factor in that.

  • David Kopp

February 2020

Australian of the Year Dr James Muecke is using his win to promote a sugar tax.

The sinister side of the woke nanny state

Our self-appointed betters who claim to know what's good for us are now telling us not only how to live but how to think.

  • David Leyonhjelm

October 2019

Amanda Banfield, the boss of Cadbury in Australia is investing another $380 million for growth.

Cadbury to pour another $380m into Australia

Committing to continued investment in Australia in an uncertain economic environment hasn't been easy, but Cadbury Australia boss Amanda Banfield is positive about the outcome.

  • Matthew Cranston

June 2019

Choice wants start rating overhaul.

Where food star ratings fail

Choice says consumers are being denied the full picture when it comes to added sugar.

  • Tracey Ferrier
Coca-Cola managing director Alison Watkins.

Coca-Cola Amatil boss stares down sugar, plastic threats

The soft drink company has only hit its targets twice in five years, but CEO Alison Watkins is standing firm. "I don’t think about retiring at all."

  • Sue Mitchell
A US study says a daily glass of juice may be worse for health than drinking cola.

How hidden sugar lurks in 'healthy' modern diets

Mixed messages on the amount of sugar in food are confusing people, but one thing is clear: its consumption is still far above safe limits.

  • Chloe Lambert

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