Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has disputed claims that he has failed in a bid to increase competition in the grocery sector. The banishing of the controversial Grocery Choice website on Friday without consultation...

Despite numerous warnings about the risks that cardiovascular diseases pose, Australians are still not doing enough to improve their heart health, according to Datamonitor Consumer Markets Analyst Mark...

Recent reports in the Fairfax press and Australian Food News suggested that Coles Supermarkets is about to review its customer loyalty strategy. According to Joe Blundell, the Coles Marketing Director,...

The Federal Opposition has today confirmed that it will now support the controversial alcopops tax despite maintaining that it will not help fix the binge drinking issue. The 70 per cent tax hike on alcopops...

Having seen the growth of online grocery shopping in the UK, Coles is hoping the same trend continues gathering pace here in Australia. Australia’s major supermarket chains have been reluctant to...

CSR, Australia’s largest sugar producer and exporter, is planning a separation of their sugar and building products businesses. The company advised investors this morning that they were “proceeding...

A minimum price per standard drink should be introduced as part of an overhaul of alcohol taxes, according to an editorial published in The Medical Journal of Australia. Dr Steven Skov, writing on behalf...

Australia’s largest independent grocery chain, FoodWorks, has reported strong sales growth as supermarkets continue to defy any economic deterioration. The company, which operates over 710 outlets...

Costco Wholesale Managing Director Patrick Noone has reported that the retailer remains unperturbed by the economic conditions as results from their early membership drive surpass expectations. “I...

The Checkout Fairtrade search has discovered Australia’s Most Fairtrade Friendly Supermarkets, with Victorian independent supermarket Leo’s Fine Food & Wine in Kew and Coles Belmont in...