Aldi is planning a fresh assault on the Australian market after seeing its local profits in jump by more than a quarter in 2009.The discount retail giant confirmed yesterday (9 September) that it plans...

Federal Labor MP Janelle Saffin announced today that she plans to introduce a private members motion into Parliament to move for the banning of live cattle exports from Australia. Saffin told ABC Rural...

A new report by the University of Queensland and Deakin University has highlighted the need for preventative health, recommending a 10% junk food tax, salt limits in bread, margarine and cereals, increase...

Fosters announced yesterday that it has recieved and rejected an unsolicted expression of interest, from an international private equity firm, to acquire its wine business Treasury Wine Estates. The offer...

Consumer group CHOICE has conducted a review of supermarket own brand foods, comparing them to various popular branded equivalents in terms of nutrition and taste. “The rise in supermarket-own brands...

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will begin rolling out fully-electric delivery trucks in New York. The company plans to deploy 21 electric trucks this year and projects it will roll out...

Starbucks has extended distribution of its instant VIA Ready Brew line to include a total of over 55,000 grocery stores across Japan, Canada and the UK, after successful sales of the instant ‘stick...

Taco Bill Mexican restaurant in South Melbourne, Victoria has won the overall national I Love FOOD Awards 2010, run by cable network Lifestyle FOOD, for Australia’s favourite place to eat out. Voted...

Yarra Valley Salmon’s environmental practices have seen it recognised in what are regarded Australia’s most prestigious environmental awards. The boutique fresh water aquaculture farm has been...

A brand new event is launching in Sydney this December that will bring Australia’s favourite cooking show to life and is set to be the hottest ticket in town for anyone in the food and beverage industry...