The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to Kirin’s purchase of brewer Lion Nathan. The Australian competition watchdog was the final regulatory hurdle that needed...

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has disputed claims that he has failed in a bid to increase competition in the grocery sector. The banishing of the controversial Grocery Choice website on Friday without consultation...

Eating chocolate has a ‘feel good factor’ and is considered an affordable luxury in some countries. However, during the financial downturn, luxury chocolate shops in airports and duty-free...

Independent Australian food and grocery group FoodWorks has agreed to purchase 45 supermarkets and eight associated Liquorland outlets from Coles. The transfer, announced this morning by Wesfarmers –...

South Australian Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Paul Caica, last week announced the signing of an historic agreement with the French chapter of Europe’s association of top chefs: Euro-Toques...

A new report released last week has shone the spotlight on food production as the food needs of the global population are expected to soar by around 50 per cent in the next 40 years.The report, produced...

The Rudd Government has backtracked on one of its key promises to the Australian public by cancelling the relaunch of the grocery price monitoring website – GROCERYChoice. The controversial site...

The Victorian Government is urging Victorians to buy local produce in a new campaign launched this week. Regional and Rural Development Minister Jacinta Allan said the campaign would be supported by a...

Nestlé Australia has received approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for their proposed acquisition of a selection of Fonterra’s ice-cream interests in Australia. The ACCC...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has paid a surprise visit to a supermarket in Moscow, queried their prices and received a guarantee that the cost of pork for customers would fall the next day. His...