The Coles turnaround continues to gather momentum, with their third quarter food and liquor sales up 7.6% to $5.3b. After an adjustment for the late Easter third quarter sales rose by 8.3%, with comparable...

A global survey released last week has demonstrated that support for Fairtrade is on the rise. Ahead of World Fair Trade Day on 9 May, the survey on Fairtrade discovered that shoppers increasingly expect...

Immunologists in the UK have reported fruit and vegetables are slowly replacing the peanut as the major cause of allergies in children, with doctors in Australia also noting a rise in reactions to some...

Woolworths Chief Executive Michael Luscombe, fresh from announcing another strong sales result, has suggested that a change in the trading terms offered to suppliers of Coles could hurt their rival. Coles...

The American Dietetic Association has suggested functional foods can benefit a person’s health when consumed as part of a varied diet, encouraged further research and urged continued efforts to educate...

A pistachio recall in America last month has been responsible for the recall of up to 14 products in Australia and posed questions about the mass production of food. The food regulatory body in the US,...

Integrated, cross-media advertising campaigns are the leaders of modern marketing, and cross-media campaigns have an undisputed effect on perception, new research has confirmed. The synergetic effect...

New research reveals two-thirds of Australian parents find it too time consuming and difficult to involve their children in cooking, and may be doing more harm than good keeping their kids out of the kitchen,...

Sara Lee has announced the opening of its new North American innovation campus, The Kitchens of Sara Lee, which they hope will stimulate significant growth in the years ahead. The 120,000 square-foot research...

Woolworths has reported third quarter sales growth of 6.5 per cent, surpassing analyst expectations. Woolworths’ Chief Executive Officer, Michael Luscombe, suggested the $12.3 billion sales result...