International retail giants Aldi and Costco have Adelaide in their expansion plans, but are yet to be drawn on a likely entry date. German-based discount grocer Aldi has grown rapidly along the east coast...

Australian chef Jake Nicholson has claimed third place for Australia in the prestigious San Pellegrino Cooking Cup, held in Venice late last month. Nicholson’s dish of John Dory, baby squid in ink...

Australia’s leading supermarket chains are fighting a petrol battle that could have major implications on other supermarket chains around the country. Coles and Woolworths, who have both significantly...

Personal financial trajectories are reshaping consumer spending on groceries and foodservice, according to Premium Consumers in the New Economy: Food and Foodservice, a new report by market research publisher...

Food and beverage firms Kirin Holdings and Suntory are reportedly in talks regarding a potential multi-billion dollar merger, which could have ramifications on the beverage landscape in Australia. Nikkei...

Around two in every five NSW food retailers routinely inspected by councils in the last six months of last year failed to comply with all critical food handling practices, according to the most comprehensive...

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Jacques Diouf has welcomed the G8’s $20 billion (A$25b) Food Security Initiative as an encouraging policy shift.”The L’Aquila...

A series of industry trials exploring the benefits of reusable packaging could signal a step-change in the retail environment as we know it, according to UK-based WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). Working...

Strong demand for national brands has ensured a change of heart at Woolworths’ Thomas Dux upmarket grocery stores, according to a report in The Age. The burgeoning grocer is set to double the number...

Associated British Foods, the owner of George Weston Foods, has reported revenue growth of 19 per cent in the third quarter as the weak sterling and price increases make a positive impact. “The food...