A pioneering business community initiative is on-track to achieve major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from four of the Castelmaine’s largest businesses by 2010. CSIRO has discovered that...

The heavy discounting on petrol instigated last week by Coles has been cleared by the competition watchdog. In a move that was criticised by consumer group choice and Independent Senator Nick Xenophon,...

Baby boomers are shifting their grocery purchase patterns as they approach retirement age, according to new research from the US where – like Australia – baby boomers represent a significant...

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has seen revenues fall by three per cent in the second quarter as the North American beverage market failed to emerge from its slumber. Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo Chairman and...

Cadbury has won compensation from packaging heavyweight Amcor for allegedly paying higher prices as a result of Amcor’s four year cartel arrangement with Visy. Beyond their reputation, it is the...

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has today announced the category winners for the industry’s top honour – Australian Retailer of the Year. Discount grocer Aldi, which has made rapid...

In a major step forward for the ethical movement, confectioner Cadbury will this week launch Fairtrade Dairy Milk chocolate into their home market of Britain. The move has been hailed as a critical “milestone”,...

Cadbury this week initiated a recall of their Cadbury Old Gold Dark Chocolate for the second time this year. The voluntary consumer level recall was instigated due to the possible presence of milk protein,...

Woolworths Limited, Australia’s largest supermarket operator, has reported a 7.5% surge in full year sales to $49.6 billion. Chief Executive Officer, Michael Luscombe, said their results highlighted...

A new report from the UK has shone the light on the current food security situation and called for greater action to deal with the threat. “If people go hungry then political stability goes out of...