In a further sign of the troubles confronting the wine sector, ASX-listed Cockatoo Ridge Wines has advised investors that they have entered voluntary administration ahead of what they forecast to be another...

The latest Roy Morgan Supermarket Satisfaction Report has German-owned discount grocer comfortably ahead of their closest supermarket rival in the consumer satisfaction stakes. Aldi is 4.5 percentage points...

The European Union has granted Australia market access to its new EU Tariff Quota for high quality beef. The duty-free quota, which first became available in August last year, provides for an additional...

Kraft Foods’ largest shareholder Warren Buffett has labelled the company’s proposed acquisition of Cadbury a “bad deal” in a withering attack on US television. Billionaire Buffett,...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand is seeking public comment on an “urgent amendment” to the Food Standard Code with regard to semi-dried tomatoes. The proposed measures would require traceability...

ASX-listed malt producer and flour miller GrainCorp has today reported the resignation of Managing Director Mark Irwin, with immediate effect. Mr Ian Wilton, currently GrainCorp’s Chief Financial...

Kraft Foods and Cadbury have reached an amicable takeover agreement overnight that is now only pending shareholder approval in the absence of a counterbid from potential suitor Hershey. In a change of...

Chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli saw sales fall 1.9 per cent in 2009 during “an extremely difficult market environment for premium products”.Organic growth of 2.3% was realised in local...

CSR Limited has agreed with ASIC that the first court hearing relating to the proposed demerger of their Sugar and Renewable Energy business will now be held on the 29th January 2010 – the third...

The Agriculture Council of the European Union is looking at ways to improve the food supply chain to ensure value is more evenly distributed across the chain and food price fluctuations are not as severe. Speaking...