Wallace McCain, chairman of Canadian food group Maple Leaf Foods, and co-founder of frozen chip maker McCain Foods, has died at the age of 81. McCain died on Friday (13 May) in Toronto following a battle...

Australia’s supermarket industry faces losing up to 40,000 jobs if the grocery war continues, according to Ritchies CEO Fred Harrison. “Continued hacking away at prices by Coles to gain a market advantage...

Kirin-owned dairy and drinks giant, Lion Nathan National Foods, today announced its intention to rebrand its three divisions – Lion Nathan Australia, Lion Nathan New Zealand and National Foods –...

Japanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp has booked falling annual profits as sales dipped and costs rose.The company last weekreported a 9.7% slump in net income to JPY7.77bn (US$96.5m) for the year to...

Lactalis has received the approval of Italy’s stock market regulator CONSOB for the French dairy giant’s takeover bid for local rival Parmalat.The green light from the regulator is a boost...

Kraft’s popular ‘no artificials’ sweets brand, The Natural Confectionery Co, previously part of Cadbury, last night unveiled a new campaign called ‘Let’s Play’, which encourages...

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths have been taken to task over dodgy origin labelling, after an investigation by the NSW Food Authority revealed that two stores were selling mislabelled fruit The...

Italian dairy group Parmalat has reported a rise in first-quarter profits as sales were boosted by higher volumes in Australia and Venezeula, and the weakness of the euro. Parmalat, which in Australia...

JBS, the Brazilian meat giant, has reported mixed first-quarter results, with the company’s net income and sales rising – but its EBITDA down on lower profits from its US chicken unit. The...

Coffee chain Gloria Jean’s this week announced the biggest biggest marketing initiative in the company’s history, with a $3 million dollar campaign and sponsorship of the Seven Network’s...