The food labelling debate has ignited again overnight, following the release of the largest study on the issue completed to date. Commissioned by the UK Food Standards Agency, an independent group of experts...

Retailers have been called to adopt sustainability programmes in the same way that they embraced IT ten years ago at the World Retail Congress in Barcelona this week. In an opening presentation at the...

The relationship between retailers and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies has significantly changed and CPG companies need to broaden the skills of their sales forces to meet retailer expectations,...

American sales of organic products, both food and non-food, reached US$24.6 billion (A$32.8b) by the end of 2008, soaring 17.1 per cent over 2007 sales despite tough economic times, according to the Organic...

Australian food group Goodman Fielder has today announced an extension on their private label bread supply contract with Australia’s second largest supermarket chain – Coles. The news comes...

The latest Asia-Pacific Food and Beverage Business Vitality Index, produced by market intelligence firm Global Intelligence Alliance Group (GIA), has seen consumer products giant Unilever come out on top. The...

Fair Trade Fortnight, Australia’s biggest annual celebration of all things fair trade, has begun, with a search for Australia’s Most Fairtrade Friendly Supermarket. Fair Trade Association of...

Australia’s largest food group has announced that it will be shifting their strategic direction to increase focus on consumer brands. The changes will see Goodman Fielder look for suitable buyers...

Kraft Foods has announced a first quarter profit increase of 10 per cent as inventory reductions at grocers stagnate and consumers increase demand for cheap, convenient food. Organic net revenue growth...

Food retail sales rose again in March, according to the latest ABS data, but the rate of growth has fallen as restaurants and take-away outlets received a more substantial boost. The Australian Retailers...