Innovation can eliminate packaging waste and enable a future where all packaging is recycled or its value is recovered, DuPont’s packaging leader said at the industry’s leadership summit. “The...

The recent ISM trade fair in Cologne indicated momentum for the confectionery industry would continue in 2009, while also introducing a host of new products for retailers to sample. The fair, attended...

Aussies are endeavouring to teach the Brits a thing or two about food with the launch of an Austrade food trends report in the UK this month. Austrade’s Senior Trade Commissioner for the UK, Kylie...

Patties Foods, the Australian manufacturer of pastry products, has posted a 35% drop in first-half profit after tax as increased advertising spend, pay-outs to former senior executives and higher administration...

Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket operator, has recorded an 8.8% spike in first-half sales to $26.1 billion as their food and liquor division drives growth. “Today we are pleased...

The UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition Commission (CC), has overnight published a new draft code of conduct for supermarkets and suppliers to help address concerns about abuse of buyer power. The...

Consumer interest in food labels may not be as strong as expected, with recent research suggesting that up to half never pay attention. The research carried out by Sarah Keogh, consultant dietitian on...

The Australian National Retailers Association, which represents the likes of Coles, Woolworths and Franklins, is advocating a national plan for payroll tax relief which they believe could assist cash strapped...

Retailers in NSW are calling on the NSW Government to implement new measures to help reduce business costs and support jobs during the economic downturn. At the Jobs Summit in Sydney yesterday retailers...

The salmonella outbreak in America linked to the now bankrupt Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has been responsible for 666 illnesses and one of the biggest food recalls in US history. Tragically, it...