Kraft Foods is a long way away from gaining control of UK-based confectioner Cadbury, with a release from the American manufacturer overnight showing that a mere 1.52% of Cadbury shareholders had accepted...

The UK’s Conservative Party has pledged to set up a supermarket ombudsman in a bid to curb and outlaw abuses of power and unacceptable practices by retailers. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference,...

The free trade agreement with ASEAN countries, which came into effect this week, offers little benefit to Australian producers while removing all tariffs on food imported into Australia, according to the...

Australia’s organic and sugar industries can look forward with anticipation to a successful 2010, according to a leading market forecaster. A list of the top sectors for the year ahead from information...

Global dairy giant Fonterra has seen the average price for Whole Milk Powder fall 7% via its monthly internet-based sales platform globalDairyTrade – halting a run of strong growth spanning five...

After five years of campaigning against ‘unAustralian’ behaviour across the nation and urging us to unite over a lamb chop on Australia Day, Sam Kekovich is set to take his cause global.Convinced...

UK confectionery giant Cadbury has dismissed Kraft Foods’ revised takeover offer as “unchanged and derisory”. The US food giant outlined plans to offer more cash to Cadbury shareholders...

Ensuring food security is just as important for the world’s future as energy supply, the UK’s Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hilary Benn told delegates at the Oxford...

Nestlé has agreed to acquire Kraft Foods’ frozen pizza business in the US and Canada for US$3.7 billion in cash (A$4.04b), allowing the US manufacturer to alter their Cadbury bid. The frozen pizza...

The work of two health coalitions, one focused on promoting a safer community drinking culture and the other dedicated to reducing obesity in Australia, were recognised at the annual Victorian Health Promotion...