Aldi has again received the highest customer satisfaction score out of the major Australian supermarkets, edging further in front of Australia’s two largest chains. The latest Roy Morgan Supermarket...

Wesfarmers, one of Australia’s largest companies and owner of the Coles Group, has reiterated their belief that the Coles acquisition will prove a great buy in the long-term. The underperforming...

Hershey and Nestle will not “willingly stand by” and become less competitive in the global confectionery market – and could still launch a rival bid for Cadbury, one analyst has suggested. Simon...

National Foods today announced it intends to phase out production at its Riverland juice manufacturing site by the end of the current financial year. This decision will result in the loss of 64 jobs and...

Cadbury management has remained steadfast in their belief that the confectioner is worth much more than the value placed on it by Kraft, rejecting a formal offer from the manufacturer last night. Kraft...

Although the market seems set for further growth over the next five years, there remains considerable uncertainty over the future development of two key functional food categories: products promoting a...

The UK arm of Swiss food giant Nestle has remained silent on reports that it is in talks to obtain Fairtrade certification for its Kit Kat chocolate bars. According to a report in the Mail on Sunday, Nestle...

Kraft Foods has formalised its bid for UK confectioner Cadbury without sweetening the offer – turning the US food giant’s takeover attempt hostile. The Toblerone-to-Cote d’or chocolate...

Dairy group Parmalat has reported revenue growth of 1.7% in the first nine months of 2009, with higher prices helping to boost sales. The Italian-based firm reported “positive results” in Australia,...

Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, today announced a further increase in the forecast payout to its farmer-shareholders for the current 2009/10 season as their confidence in higher dairy...