Premier Foods plc has completed the sale of its meat-free unit to Exponent Private Equity, which has created Quorn Foods, a company with the aim of developing the world’s “leading meat-alternative...

Coeliac Awareness Week is almost here – 13-20 March. Men, as well as women, need to understand that coeliac disease is a very serious condition. Untreated, it can lead to other health conditions...

SA Health Minister John Hill has announced moves to require all major fast food retailers in South Australia to display kilojoule information on their menu boards, websites, leaflets and menus. The new...

Kellogg Company announced last week that it is helping fund sustainable palm oil production through purchasing GreenPalm certificates covering 100 percent of its global palm oil use. Today, GreenPalm estimates...

Private-equity firm PAI Partners, which is in talks to sell its half of Yoplait, has said it wants to find the “right partner” for Sodiaal, the French dairy co-op that plans to keep its stake...

Costco recorded a rise in second-quarter net income as the US warehouse club’s results were boosted by strong sales and higher gas prices. The chain said yesterday that net income rose 16% to reach...

The big brands on supermarket shelves are under increasing pressure as Asia-Pacific consumers have indicated they will continue to choose own-brand consumer packaged goods, even when finances are not so...

Grocery wholesaler Metcash has reduced its 2011 full-year earnings guidance on the back of difficult trading conditions. The company yesterday cut its earnings growth to between 3% to 5%, down on the previously...

Woolworths today put out a request for information to all suppliers and importers of palm oil in Australia, in an attempt to assess the availability of sustainable palm oil. The supermarket chain aims...

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE says implications of the supermarkets’ milk pricing battle should be seen in the wider frame of competition issues in the grocery sector and the need for a National Food...