The number of men shopping for groceries is on the rise around the world, ensuring that some CPG marketers may need to rethink their strategies to ensure they are not neglecting a valuable portion of the...

Consumers are reportedly responding well to the increased information offered by unit pricing, according to some of the leading supermarket chains. Unit pricing law came into effect on Wednesday, although...

The Directors of the Australian Bight Abalone Group (ABA) today placed the company into voluntary administration. McGrath Nicol will be responsible for the administration. ABA said the issues surrounding...

Customer satisfaction with all four major supermarkets (IGA, Coles, Woolworths and Aldi) fell in April, although the gaps between the four have closed over the last six months, according to the latest...

Australia’s finest young chefs and waiters last week completed a tour of Victoria’s leading food and wine regions in preparation for judging of the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence competition. The...

Despite the deterioration of the global economy, Euromonitor International believes the packaged food industry is well positioned to weather the storm. Everyone has to eat, and with global food commodity...

The global outlook for the foodservice sector is relatively stable for the years ahead, although strong growth for restaurants is not expected until 2011. “Consumers are cutting back on eating out...

Public health strategies with regard to food are failing to have their desired impact because inconsistent and confusing consumer information is blocking the facilitation of behaviour change, an independent...

Grocery manufacturing giant General Mills has posted 8 per cent sales growth for the year to May 31 as core brands like Cheerios, Yoplait and Betty Crocker drove a volume increase of 2 per cent. The maker...

The latest data from the ABS has shown restaurants, take-away outlets and cafés record seasonally adjusted growth of 1.4 per cent in May, outstripping the rise in sales of 1 per cent seen in the food...