Independent restaurant operators in the US are leading an emerging “kid-adult” fusion trend by promoting adult-style offerings to kids in greater numbers. Their menus target kids with smaller...

Groupe Danone has successfully completed the sale of its drinks subsidiary Frucor, based in New Zealand and Australia, to Japanese-based Suntory. The deal had been struck in October for an amount of over...

Heinz Australia is undertaking a precautionary recall of Heinz Dijon Mustard Sauce With A Hint of Orange. A small batch of this product was incorrectly labelled and consequently does not declare the presence...

The world’s largest consumer goods company, Procter & Gamble, saw volumes drop as the downturn began to have an impact on their business in the December quarter, a possible sign of the impact...

News Limited’s national newspaper, The Australian, has reported a coup in gaining the services of John Lethlean and Necia Wilden, formerly of The Age. John Lethlean – Melbourne’s most...

Amazon, the online retailer renowned for selling DVDs, CDs and books, is looking to the grocery sector to boost sales and ensure they can become a ‘one-stop-shop’. The e-tailer first launched...

The first edition of the oft-criticised GROCERYchoice website under the consumer group Choice’s banner appears today, with major alterations to the site due in the second half of 2009. The interim...

The most expensive total basket of groceries in Australia ($177.83) is to be found at independent stores in Sydney’s outer north west, and the cheapest ($156.24) at Woolworths/Safeway in the city’s...

Low-paid trolley collectors at supermarket sites throughout Adelaide have reportedly been deliberately exploited, an investigation by the Federal Workplace Ombudsman has discovered. Workplace inspectors...

As the second major food recall in the US within a year continues to expand, food industry bodies and consumer groups are calling for change. The current peanut butter Salmonella scandal in America has...