Crust Gourmet Pizza Bars is set to reduce waiting time and improve energy efficiency with the help of a new oven – the first of its kind to be released in Australia. Crust’s flagship Annandale...

With consumer loyalty now, arguably, more important than ever before, Australia’s largest supermarket operator has teamed with the Australia’s largest airline to create a new loyalty alliance. Woolworths...

Nestlé Australia Limited was awarded with the title of Woolworths Supplier of the Year at the annual ceremony in Sydney on Friday 5 December. The award meant that the world’s largest food manufacturer...

Andy Bond, President and CEO of UK-based supermarket Asda, has predicted that the recession will fundamentally change consumer behaviour and that retailers who fail to adapt to the new reality won’t...

The financial turmoil of 2008 hurt some restaurants as consumers sought to save money by eating at home more often. The impact was fortunately softer in Australia than America where the restaurant industry,...

Australia’s Consumer Affairs Minister, Chris Bowen, has told reporters in Sydney today that the framework for a national unit pricing scheme is nearing completion and will be revealed early next...

A Queensland boutique brewer has announced the launch of what they believe to be Australia’s first no-carb beer. The product, Bighead, has been created by the Burleigh Brewing Company, an independent...

The perception of the safety of China’s food has taken a hit this year following the widely discussed melamine scandal, which resulted in almost 300,000 infants falling ill and sparked a spate of...

Australian children are consuming low levels of food colours, according to a survey of added colours in foods released today by Food Standards Australia New Zealand. FSANZ’s Chief Scientist, Dr Paul...

The Irish Government announced on 6 December 2008 that dioxins had been detected in pork and that it had recalled all pork and pork products as a precautionary measure due to the difficulty in establishing...