Australian Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has announced that Australia’s largest fish farm, in Macquarie Tasmania, has the government’s go-ahead. The planned $150 – $200 Million dollar...

Sales of ‘home brand’ groceries by supermarkets have fallen 0.7 per cent since this time last year, the first drop in five years. The research which appeared in the annual Retail and Shopper Trends...

By Joe Lederman, Managing-principal, FoodLegal – www.foodlegal.com.au Do food labels help shoppers stay thinner? Yes, according to a recently released study, published in the “Agricultural...

One of Australia’s biggest dairy groups, Murray Goulburn (MG), is undergoing a revolution. Under the leadership of Managing Director Gary Helou, who assumed the position in October 2011, MG is now focused...

In a challenging economic environment, franchisors have continued to achieve double digit growth in the past 12 months according to a recent Australian survey of all franchises by PricewaterhouseCoopers. According...

Australia’s largest producer and refiner of value added salt, Ridley Corp’s Cheetham Salt is up for sale, and the share price of the ASX-listed holding company Ridley Corporation Ltd is jumping accordingly. The...

Speaking today (13 September 2012) to the Australia Israel Chamber of Commerce’s Business Leaders Lunch in Perth,  Mr Rod Sims, Chairman of  Australia’s business and consumer watchdog government...

Despite record numbers of Australians using the internet to seek product reviews, specials and grocery coupons, the number of consumers purchasing groceries online lags significantly behind the UK signaling...

While competition between Australia’s 2 main supermarkets groups remains intense, several commentators have identified significant differences in strategic direction between Woolworths and Coles. Recently,...

The web-scam exposing website Hoax-Slayer has revealed a scam email currently doing the rounds in the name of the Australian supermarket chain Woolworths without any Woolworths’ involvement. The...