The Australian food industry is some years behind its international counterparts in terms of its marketing and supply system sophistication, according to the findings of a report from Nuffield scholar...

The competition watchdog has this afternoon advised that it will oppose the proposed combination of Australia’s second and third largest chicken producers. A takeover of Bartter Enterprises by Baiada,...

A research partnership between the CSIRO and food manufacturer Mars has produced a database and information toolkit that will be available to a wide range of food businesses to help shape their future...

Belgium’s second-largest supermarket chain, Delhaize, has placed a halt on orders of around 300 Unilever products following a break-down in pricing negotiations. The consumer goods giant, which reported...

The controversial legislation to raise taxes on alcopops by 70 per cent has been introduced to Parliament, almost a year after the Federal Government started collecting the extra taxes.The Government raised...

The effects of the global economic crisis are set to create downward pressure on retail food prices as ‘tail-end ripple effects’ of high commodity prices subside and manufacturers battle for...

World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy is coming to Australia for the 2009 ABARE Outlook conference, a decision that highlights the importance of Australia’s role in the future of...

Coles will donate this Friday’s (13 Feb) profits from its 750 stores nationally to the Government’s Bushfire Appeal Fund in partnership with the Red Cross, as Australian companies continue...

Lower-income shoppers are increasing in number around the world, with the latest American-based research from Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) revealing that these consumers represent an enormous opportunity...

Farm Pride, Australia’s largest egg producer, has donated a truck load of eggs to several CFA drop off points in bush fire affected areas. The eggs, which total more than 7000 dozen, will be used...