The Italian Antitrust authority has handed out fines to 26 manufacturers and industry associations after they reportedly agreed to uniform price increases. The fines, totalling €12,496,333, were determined...

Trust is seen as the critical issue of 2009 by market research firm Mintel, particularly in America – where financial issues have helped lead to a slowdown here in Australia. The research suggests...

A month after Woolworths took the cheapest complete grocery basket in 53 out of the 61 GROCERYchoice regions, its main rival Coles has hit back, with figures released today indicating they are now cheaper...

Everyday supermarket items including Coles pre-packed lemons, Kids Care fruit snacks and Dynamo laundry refill packs have received awards no company should aspire to – Environment Victoria’s...

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is calling for the Federal Government’s additional 30 per cent tax break for small business to be extended to eligible assets purchased before July 2010,...

Innovation can eliminate packaging waste and enable a future where all packaging is recycled or its value is recovered, DuPont’s packaging leader said at the industry’s leadership summit. “The...

Patties Foods, the Australian manufacturer of pastry products, has posted a 35% drop in first-half profit after tax as increased advertising spend, pay-outs to former senior executives and higher administration...

Consumers have been slashing their spending for the last several months, feeding the already painful recession as millions of households are opting to save rather than buy. Within the consumer packaged...

The Rudd Government has altered their alcopop tax legislation to ensure the 70 per cent tax hike applies to ‘malternatives’ – products which taste like alcopops but use the alcohol extracted...

Confectionery brands, manufacturers and retailers have achieved significant reductions in Easter egg packaging this year – with some eliminating over 50% of materials – tackling the 3,000 tonnes...