* Company returns net profit of EUR82m * Operating profits up 7.6% on savings * Sales in Asia up 8.9% at constant exchange rates Carrefour SA has returned to profit in its first half with sales growth...

Young people are being encouraged to ‘open their minds’ to a career in agriculture, with the launch of a new information brochure by WA Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman at the Dowerin...

Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman said the State’s grain growers would reap the benefits of a new partnership between Western Australian-based cereal breeding company InterGrain Pty Ltd...

MasterChef madness has spilled into the Eagle Boys kitchen, with a surge in demand for choice-cut meat prompting the national pizza maker to launch its latest premium pizza, the Butcher’s Block. Eagle...

‘A Carlton, please!’ is a phrase that’s still shouted across every bar in every hotel in Australia. The Carlton was one of six breweries that united to form the company we know today as CUB...

Nestlé, the world’s biggest buyer of coffee, will invest more than half a billion US dollars (CHF 500 million) in a wide-ranging plan, endorsed by the Rainforest Alliance, that will address responsible...

UK retailer Asda said it is “working hard behind on the scenes” on plans for its Netto stores, as it awaits approval from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for the purchase.Asda paid GBP778m...

Japanese exporters may be suffering from the historically high yen, which traded at a record JPY84 to the US dollar this week – but for Japanese food importers and retailers it is boom time.In the...

Top chefs and industry insiders will reveal the secrets of three-hat restaurants at Australia’s pre-eminent food industry event, Restaurant*, on 25-26 October 2010 at Sydney’s Royal Hall of...

Consumer group CHOICE has described Coles’ decision not to publish its in-store prices online as a major disappointment and has called on the supermarket chain to reconsider. Coles’ announcement...