The Taiwanese Government is planning to introduce a tax on junk food – a move which would be a world-first, according to reports. Citing the Apple Daily, AFP reported that Taiwan’s Bureau of...

Kraft has issued a document urging their shareholders to support their Cadbury takeover plan. The Oreo and Vegemite maker filed a definitive proxy statement on Friday to approve the issuance of new shares...

Fonterra last week announced that it has reached a final agreement to purchase the remaining 51% stake in Saudi New Zealand Milk products, a joint-venture dairy manufacturing facility with SADAFCO in Saudi...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking into the prospect of a global ban on duty-free alcohol – a move that has taken many by surprise. A strategy paper released earlier this month by...

Banana growers have won their wish for a dancing banana to be stripped from an advertisement promoting Wrigley chewing gum. The ad, promoting plaque-fighting gum, groups bananas in with sugary snacks...

Foster’s, Australia’s largest brewer, has announced their trading update today, again highlighting the struggles confronting their wine division as the Australian Dollar surges and the US...

Jean-Marc Huet has been announced as the new Chief Financial Officer of consumer products giant Unilever. He will replace James Lawrence, who resigned last week after spending just over two years with...

ASX-listed wine businesses Constellation Brands and Australian Vintage have applied for informal merger clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission as talks continue for a possible...

A shopper experience study underway in the United States has shown that consumers are beginning to define value differently than before. More often consumers are attributing value to price, where the past...

Woolworths, Wesfarmers and Lion Nathan have been among the big winners when it comes to brand value gains over the past year, with Woolworths claiming top spot as Australia’s most valuable brand...