Amie Larter

A new report evaluating Australia’s leading food and drink retailers and manufacturers shows urgent attention is required to improve the overall healthiness of the country’s food supply. Over 32,000 packaged food items were analysed as part of the FoodSwitch: The State of the Food Supply report, with results showing almost half of all processed foods on supermarket shelves are discretionary foods – foods that are not a necessary part of a person’s diet.

Consumer goods giant Unilever is set to acquire a 75 per cent stake in Italian personal care business Equilibra. Unilever’s president of Beauty and Personal Care Alan Jope said Equilibra, an Italian beauty and wellness brand, perfectly complements the Unilever’s existing offering. “Equilibra is very well-positioned in the wellbeing space in Italy,” Jope said.