The Australian Competition Consumer Commission (ACCC) has today appointed Mick Keogh as the first ACCC agriculture commissioner to be involved in a new strategic involvement by the ACCC in the agriculture...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is seeking comments on its proposed approach to revising infant formula requirements in the Food Standards Code.   FSANZ Chief Executive Officer Mr Steve...

The Victorian Government yesterday announced its intention to change market practices and diminish misleading petrol price advertising involving supermarkets.   From a yet to be announced date in...

In encouraging news for alcohol retailers, according to Roy Morgan Research Australians are increasingly distinguishing differences between liquor stores.   In the 12 months to September 2006, 56 per...

The collated results of Roy Morgan Research surveys throughout the 2015 calendar year provide a good analysis of customer satisfaction ratings for Australian retailers and service industry players.     Based...

I am officially over superfoods.  I have been for quite a while now.  They are over-promoted, over-priced and over-done.  Take quinoa for example.  Sure, it’s a nutritious grain.  Actually it...

The Cancer Council and the National Heart Foundation have released a report claiming Victorian fast food chains do not provide sufficient nutritional information.   In the “Investigation into kilojoule...

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that a group of Australian egg producers did not attempt to induce a cartel arrangement despite allegations made by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

A group of consumers is pledging never to buy Lilydale free-range chickens again after finding out the chickens are fed genetically modified (GM) feed.   The issue arose by complaints on social media...

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) today reported a net profit of AUD$393.4 million for the six months ended the 31 December 2015.   This is an increase of 4.8 per cent on the previous corresponding period in...