Foster’s, Australia’s largest brewer, today reported a 4.5% increase in net profit to $411.1 million, as their beer portfolio compensated for its struggling wine division. Net sales revenue...

The NSW Government will take Independent MP Richard Torbay’s truth in meat labelling bill to the other states for immediate action, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said yesterday.The proposed...

Evidently, the daily dose of bad news has been unsettling consumers but private households have so far shown uncharacteristic composure compared with frantic activity by the public sector. Nevertheless,...

Foster’s has announced the outcomes from the ten month review of its Global Wine business, with no plans for a sale or a demerger. Background on the Review Foster’s wine review was initiated...

The Restaurant 09 Melbourne trade show is moving to new dates in June to better suit the market and attract more international chefs. It will now run from 17-18 June 2009 at the Melbourne Convention &...

Australian packaging giant Amcor has reported net profit for the first half fell 29.5 per cent on write-downs and the negative impact of currency changes. Profit fell 9.5% when one-off items were excluded. “The...

Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose has become the first supermarket to invite customers to help shape the future of their food with an exclusive online club. MyWaitrose launched last week with a personal invitation...

A practical new toolkit developed by RMIT University researchers is set to help food manufacturers cut their water use by identifying the processes that use the most water and the changes they can make...

Wesfarmers Limited, the owner of Coles supermarkets, today announced a 46.3 per cent lift in net profit after tax to $879 million for the half-year ended 31 December 2008,  which was in the upper range...

IGA’s ongoing Community Chest program will provide $1.5 million dollars in food vouchers to assist in the Victoria Bushfire Disaster Relief efforts. The 1270 IGA stores nationwide, as well as Metcash...