Insights
Discover our take on industry trends, ingredient spotlights, and supply chain perspectives shaping Australia’s food ingredients landscape
The Foody’s perspective on the Ukraine crisis
A lot is written about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impact upon oil, gas, and other key commodities. The human suffering and…
Quality processes for food ingredients are growing like a passionfruit vine in sunshine
Yesterday I sat with one of our staff, reviewing yet another detailed quality questionnaire for a specific product we were selling to a…
Canada’s export supply chains are in a world of hurt.
Impact of supply chain disruptions in Canada
7 Fabulous Flaxseed Recipes
These flaxseed recipes show the versatility of this specialty seed, also known as linseed by some people. To avoid confusion with…
5 Tasty Red Kidney Bean Recipes
We’ve all tried red kidney beans before, but have you ever seen them used like this? Below are some of the best red kidney bean recipes…
Five of the best chickpea recipes we’ve found
Chickpeas are some of the most versatile pulses when it comes to creating delicious and healthy recipes. No doubt you have tried many…
Why most Wholefood ingredients and most other food products will rise in price throughout 2022.
Just as everyone is closing the book on a terrible 2019/2020 full of pandemic woes we are going to have to grapple with food inflation.
Canned beans and lentils are great…however…
Back in September 2020 we wrote about the pros and cons of canned vs. dried product. With our recent introduction of individually…
Food inflation is a growing problem internationally. Will it impact Australia?
Food inflation is a growing problem overseas and may well impact the growing problem of food security in Australia in the coming year.
Should food ingredients be financial instruments?
Before actually working full-time in the industry I would have said yes. Financial markets help marry supply and demand, they create…
What size is that bean? The answer is not simple.
We recently got asked a question by a customer that stumped us. They had received our spec for a Black Turtle Bean and said they would…
Making sense of Mung bean varieties
Australia’s Mung Bean production peaked at 150,000 metric tons of production before the drought hit. It is an important crop for export…