Concern about salt intake is gaining steam and increased consumer understanding about the impact of high sodium in their diets is encouraging manufacturers to strip salt out of their products wherever...

Country Road, Aldi and independent retailer Allspares and Bearings were lat night announced as national winners of the 2009 ARA Australian Retail Awards. Clothing outlet Country Road took out the retail...

Irish political party Fine Gael (FG) has launched a stinging attack on the supermarket sector, which it has accused of jeopardising Irish jobs. FG’s spokesperson on agriculture, fisheries and food...

The UK’s Environment Secretary has floated the idea of ridding the country of Buy One Get One Free (bogof) offers in a bid to reduce food waste in the country. Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary,...

The competition watchdog has today refuted claims that Coles and Woolworths exert too much dominance in Australia’s grocery sector. Graeme Samuel, Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer...

The finest young chefs and waiters in the Australian restaurant industry were rewarded last night at the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence national awards ceremony in Sydney. Matthew Dempsey, from the...

The UN food agency has advised that a fall in food prices below the levels seen before prior to 2008 are highly unlikely given market fundamentals. Food prices soared early last year as talk of a looming...

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary in the UK, Hilary Benn, has proclaimed a need to change the way food is produced and processed so that we continue to enjoy healthy affordable food in...

Over the past three years, Kraft Foods has reduced water used in manufacturing processes by almost 12 billion litres – enough water to fill nearly 5,000 Olympic swimming pools. The food manufacturer...

McDonald’s Corporation, the world’s largest burger chain, announced a lift of 4.3 per cent in sales in July led by the European division. In their primary market of America, the maker of the...