The Coca-Cola Company has decided against pursuing a counter offer for Schweppes, paving the way for Cadbury’s A$1.185 billion deal with Asahi Breweries to proceed. Cadbury announced last night that...

Dairy firm National Foods could be facing charges in Tasmania under the Public Health Act after being investigated for allegedly failing to inform health authorities after finding a pathogen in one of...

Costco has commenced a major campaign to recruit 225 workers for its Docklands store, which is now expected to open five months ahead of schedule. Costco Australia Manager, Patrick Noone, said the company...

Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown yesterday led off debate on the Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising Bill 2009 in the Senate, which proposes a ban on junk food and alcohol advertising during...

The NSW Food Authority has dished out a $73,000 fine to two KFC restaurants in Sydney for poor hygiene.QSR Pty Ltd, which operates the fast food outlets in the suburbs of Hurstville and Miranda, was convicted...

The retail sector may have shed up to 8,000 full-time jobs in February, the Australian National Retailers Association said today, while the fast-food sector will soon face a significant rise in labour...

The organic sector’s peak body has said that sales of organic produce have continued to rise despite the gloomy economic outlook, which threatens the strong growth the sector has recorded in recent...

The Rudd Government is planning to invest the money raised from the controversial alcopop tax for a number of initiatives beyond tackling alcohol abuse, including increasing focus on healthy eating. Among...

Foster’s, Australia’s largest brewer, is looking to enhance marketing spend on the country’s most consumed beer in a bid to counter the impact of premium beers. Fairfax newspapers today...

Grocery wholesaler Metcash has reported strong private label sales over the past year, providing confidence in their expansion plans. Speaking during a visit to NSW site facilities, Andrew Reitzer, CEO...