The Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, officially opened a new $21 million expansion of Patties Foods on Friday, which will greatly increase production for the region’s major local employer. The opening...

Barons Brewing Company has taken out the top prize at the popular JD Wetherspoon International Beer Festival. JD Wetherspoon is one of the UK’s largest pub operators and more than 8,500 of their...

Hans, one of Australia’s largest smallgoods manufacturers, has entered voluntary administration but the business will continue operating while a buyer is sought. Higher costs and stronger pork competition...

FareShare, a not-for-profit organisation that rescues surplus food to prepare healthy meals for Melbourne’s hungry and homeless, yesterday launched a new ‘calculator’ that can measure the...

Wine production has gone up, but lower domestic sales and a drop in exports has led to increased wine stocks, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).The total...

A new survey has discovered that many UK consumers have been willing to change supermarkets during the downturn in order to save money. In the poll conducted by Empathy Research for TalkingRetail.com,...

The takeover of Dairy Farmers by Kirin subsidiary National Foods was officially completed on Tuesday, with the cheese joint venture between National Foods and Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WCB) expected...

7-Eleven, Inc., the world’s largest convenience store chain, has launched a new line of private-label products in the US this month under the brand, 7-Select. With the rollout of the 32 new items,...

Australia’s largest supermarket operator, Woolworths, has informed shareholders that their growth outlook remains on track, with plans to strengthen their market position in coming years. The nature...

The Advertising Standards Bureau has given the green light to the “myth-busting” Coca-Cola advertisement as well as the NSW Department of Health’s water campaign despite receiving a number...