ACCC submits official response to Harper Review Panel’s Draft Report The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has provided its submission in response to the Draft Report of the Competition...

Caltex and Woolworths change petrol alliance Petrol retailer Caltex and supermarket giant Woolworths have announced changes to elements of their retail alliance. At the end of financial year 2014, the...

Sanitarium’s gluten-free culture transformation With consumption of breakfast cereal falling after 100 years and commodity prices rising, market leader Sanitarium, innovated and produced Gluten Free...

FMCG trends canadean, already uploaded to wordpress Future trends in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector have been identified in a new report from market research organisation Canadean. The new...

FDA finalises menu and vending machine calorie labeling rules The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalised two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in...

Spade & Barrow launches ‘wonky’ fruit and veg boxes for home delivery Wholesale food business Spade & Barrow has launched a service that delivers ‘wonky’ fruit and vegetable boxes...

Pizza Hut and Doritos launch crunchy stuffed crust pizza Pizza fast food restaurant Pizza Hut has partnered with corn chip brand Doritos to launch a new crunchy stuffed crust pizza in Australia. The Doritos...

Supermarkets to applaud election of Victorian Labor Government? With a Labor Government elected in the State of Victoria over the weekend, the major supermarkets may be seeing opportunities to move into...

Metcash profits continue to decline Australian wholesaler and distributor of groceries and hardware products Metcash Limited (Metcash) has announced a drop in its Underlying Profit after Tax of 9 per cent,...

Coca-Cola Company and SAB Miller to merge beverage businesses in Africa Global beverage giant The Coca-Cola Company has made a deal with South African multinational brewing and beverage company SABMiller...