by Joe Lederman Australian Food News At a breakfast presentation to the Rural Press Club of Victoria in Melbourne on 3 March 2011, John Durkan, the national merchandising director of Coles Supermarkets,...

Costco recorded a rise in second-quarter net income as the US warehouse club’s results were boosted by strong sales and higher gas prices. The chain said yesterday that net income rose 16% to reach...

The big brands on supermarket shelves are under increasing pressure as Asia-Pacific consumers have indicated they will continue to choose own-brand consumer packaged goods, even when finances are not so...

Grocery wholesaler Metcash has reduced its 2011 full-year earnings guidance on the back of difficult trading conditions. The company yesterday cut its earnings growth to between 3% to 5%, down on the previously...

Woolworths today put out a request for information to all suppliers and importers of palm oil in Australia, in an attempt to assess the availability of sustainable palm oil. The supermarket chain aims...

A Shiraz and a Chardonnay from the Adelaide Hills region have claimed the Best Red and Best White Wine awards at the Winewise Championship this month. The wines were assessed by a judging panel comprised...

Woolworths is set to purchase one of the nation’s largest wine retailers, Cellarmasters, for $340 million in a deal that will see them enhance their range of private label wines. The company clearly...

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE says implications of the supermarkets’ milk pricing battle should be seen in the wider frame of competition issues in the grocery sector and the need for a National Food...

Fonterra’s chief executive Andrew Ferrier has signalled his intention to step down from the post in the second half of this year.The New Zealand dairy giant revealed yesterday that after eight years...

Patties Foods has announced a new addition to its Four’N Twenty Hungry Man range, the Cheese & Bacon Sausage Roll. The product features Four’N Twenty’s traditional recipe with a blend of...