New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has installed five large milk vats in Christchurch, which will be filled with fresh water by the company’s tankers, for use while the city’s earthquake-shattered...

Wesfarmers has seen earnings in its its food retail division rise as it works to implement its turnaround strategy. Coles said that for the half ended 2 January, EBIT was up 18.3% to $575 million , while...

US spice maker McCormick is working to build its presence in developing markets, with the company looking for 12% of its turnover to come from these markets by 2015, up from 9% in 2010. The company sees...

FlyBuys, the joint venture begun by Coles, Shell and NAB, is now fully owned by the supermarket giant, after an annoucement that they had bought out the 50% share of their last remaining partner, NAB,...

Spanish food processor Ebro Foods has improved its A$600m offer for Ricegrowers, the Australian company that sells through the SunRice brand.In a letter to shareholders, Sunrice chairman Gerry Lawson said...

Pasta and sauce giant La Gina has announced two additions to its La Zuppa microwaveable soup range, designed to appeal to fresh food lovers and health conscious customers. The two new soups, Moroccan Pumpkin...

Mars Food plans to build a global network of external science and research resources to develop and support improved rice production and breeding programmes. The company announced today (14 February) that...

Australia continues to be one of the world’s fastest growing markets for Fairtrade Certified products with sales tripling in just 12 months to over $120 million in 2010, Fairtrade Australia & New...

Sour cherries could help athletes reduce muscle damage to recover faster from a tough workout, according to new research published in the American College of Sports Medicine’s journal Medicine &...

UK grocery operator Waitrose has ended its contract with a duck farm accused of animal cruelty. Allegations emerged yesterday (8 February) that workers at Hall Farm picked up ducks by their necks and swung...