Heinz has appointed Bob Ostryniec to the newly created position of Chief Supply Chain Officer – which will see him “drive worldwide initiatives to leverage the Company’s global scale,...

Australian building materials and sugar group CSR has said they will take time to assess the ramifications of a Federal Court decision yesterday that effectively blocked their plans for a demerger. The...

Hershey president and CEO Dave West has stood by the US chocolate maker’s strategy and insisted the company can deliver “long-term value” for shareholders. The business, which generates...

Asia-Pacific consumer brands will succeed in the recovering economic markets if lessons are learnt from the last two years, according to new research from independent business analyst Datamonitor. The...

Cadbury’s Australian employees are cautious after the takeover by US manufacturing giant, Kraft, although there are high hopes that job cuts will not eventuate. Last night, the confectioner’s...

The Federal Court of Australia has today blocked the demerger of the building materials and sugar group CSR. CSR had been hoping the Court would approve their plans for a shareholder vote on a separation...

Global dairy giant Fonterra has seen the average price for Whole Milk Powder drop 1.6% via its monthly internet-based sales platform globalDairyTrade – the second consecutive monthly decline after...

Horticulture organisation Growcom has again called for a national food security policy in light of the release of the 2010 Intergenerational Report, which predicts an increase in Australia’s population...

The salt content of food bought in UK supermarkets has reduced by the equivalent of nearly 8,000 tonnes in the past two years, according to new research. The research, conducted by Kantar Worldpanel on...

Kraft has overcome the final challenge in wresting control of iconic British firm Cadbury, with the majority of the confectioner’s shareholders voting in favour of the A$21 billion takeover. “Kraft...