Shopper trust in brands and retailers is playing an increasingly important role in the purchasing process, according to new research from the UK . Shoppercentric, an independent agency specialising in...

Product of the Year, Australia’s largest independent consumer survey of product innovation, has attracted 44 entries this year, with nine judges set to narrow down the field today. The survey, initially...

Sara Lee, the US food group, is planning to split the roles of chairman and CEO in the future – but is refusing to be drawn on whether investor pressure prompted the move. The company behind the...

Cadbury has rejected claims that its new advertising campaign for Dairy Milk, which marks the brand’s move to Fairtrade, is racist. The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority confirmed today...

The price of fruit and vegetables must increase to ensure that Australia’s horticulture sector does not collapse, a leading NSW farmers’ representative has argued. ”You will see the demise...

National Foods appears a long way from appeasing Tasmanian farmers after a price increase was not particularly well received. National Foods wrote to its Tasmanian farmers to announce a 1.1 cent per litre...

The collapse of Queensland food icon Sam’s Seafoods has been brought back into the spotlight with charges laid against a NSW businessman for alleged insider trading. Charges laid Noel Stephenson...

Australians waste over $5 billion worth of food every year, according to research, and the problem is just getting worse. Fresh food is the major contributor as consumers bite off more than they can chew...

The operations of the world’s biggest food manufacturer in Zimbabwe may be threatened, according to reports emerging from the African nation. Swiss-based Nestlé lost half of their Zimbabwean suppliers...

A major new report released last week in the UK reveals the sizeable opportunity which the retail sector can realise through improving data practices in the supply chain. The report, ‘Data Crunch’...