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Starbucks close 600 as they embark on transformation strategy

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Starbucks Corporation has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision to close approximately 600 underperforming company-operated stores in the U.S. market. The...

Revolutionary plant to turn waste plastic bottles into food packaging

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Plastic recycling has been improved with a revolutionary plant in London being the first to recycle waste plastic bottles back into useful food packaging material. Closed Loop Recycling will take 35,000...

New milk container to reduce costs

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A new milk container is being sold in the US, which reportedly does not require crates or racks for shipping and storage, and reduces costs. Sam’s Club, the second largest wholesaler in the US,...

Food and bev industries struggling to cope with fuel costs

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The high cost of fuel is wreaking havoc with some food and beverage industries worldwide, with demands for government aid increasing by the day. Winemakers in the south of France have vandalized supermarkets...

Top industry representatives call for more government food research funding, leadership

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Over 70 of the most influential intellectuals and industry representatives in the food and pharmaceutical sectors converged on Melbourne’s Federation Square on Friday 27 June 2008 for the Pharmafood...

Buderim Ginger to become leading macadamia processor

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Premium food producer Buderim Ginger is set to become the world’s leading broad-based macadamia nut processor and marketer after signing a letter of intent to acquire all of the assets of MacFarms...

ARA concerned about plastic bag levy

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Peak retail industry body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), cautioned that the proposed trial to test a levy on plastic bags at three supermarket locations in Victoria was not addressing the...

Self-Service: Revolution or Evolution?

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The self-service revolution is upon us, as Australian consumers demand greater choice and retailers begin to understand the considerable benefits of the new technology. It is changing the way businesses...

New food retail and liquor laws come into effect

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Changes to the NSW Liquor Act, which reduce red-tape for those seeking liquor licenses, came into effect today, while the ‘name and shame’ legislation is now also able to be enforced. Primary...

Tesco to appeal Competition Commission’s findings

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Tesco has launched a legal challenge to one of the remedies recommended by the Competition Commission in its latest inquiry into the grocery sector. Like the ACCC, the competition watchdog in the UK recently...