Australian retail food brand manager and franchisor Retail Food Group has questioned the validity of recent media reports regarding their Indian expansion plans, labelling them “grossly inadequate”. “Retail...

Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory has reiterated their lack of interest in the current takeover offer before them as rumours swirl as to the identity of the mystery bidder. The company received an...

Procter & Gamble Chairman A.G. Lafley has decided to retire from the consumer products giant, almost a decade after first taking on the role. Mr Lafley, who became President, Chairman and CEO in...

US chocolate giant Hershey has been in contact with Nestle over a possible joint bid for Cadbury, according to the latest reports on the ongoing saga. An offer between the two could challenge the hostile...

France’s food manufacturers and retailers have profited from falling commodity prices by not passing on the reduction in costs to shoppers, one of the country’s leading consumer watchdog’s...

The Coalition’s decision to elevate food security to Shadow Cabinet today has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) – the leading representative of food and beverage...

ASX-listed franchisor Allied Brands has entered into a ten year Licence Agreement to launch the Cookie Man brand in Cyprus with a local operator. The license agreement will help underpin their forecast...

Nestlé has announced that their four-finger Kit Kat bar will be certified by Fairtrade in yet another sign that the Fairtrade movement is becoming mainstream. The company has so far committed to certifying...

Victorian-based dairy firm Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory (WCB) has received an unsolicited confidential takeover proposal. The company said they would resist the current offer, believing it not...

Bananas are expected to resist the impact of the global financial crisis more than other agricultural commodities, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization has said in a report.The UN agency predicts...