Australian-owned Coopers Brewery is not letting the economic downturn restrict a $6m plan to install new production equipment at its Regency Park brewery, which could see them contract brew international...

Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world’s largest dairy exporter, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Mason as its new Chief Financial Officer. The dairy group also announced earlier this week...

Queensland Government researchers believe they have discovered a natural preservative that keeps seafood products fresher for longer. The project, conducted by the Department of Primary Industries and...

German-owned discount supermarket chain Aldi, which now has over 200 outlets in Australia, is continuing an aggressive store roll-out. The company is currently building new distribution centres in Sydney...

Italian dairy giant Parmalat has reportedly dismissed speculation of a possible bid for the dairy unit of Australia’s Goodman Fielder. Italian newspaper La Repubblica said in an unsourced report...

Ballarat-based Hakubaku Australia has completed the largest ever export deal for Australian-made organic retail products into Korea with a $300,000 shipment of organic ‘Somen’ noodles to leading...

Australian retail food brand manager and franchisor Retail Food Group Limited (RFG) announced earlier this week that retail trade performance of its four franchise systems during December 2008 remained...

The number of consumer level food recalls reached their lowest level for eight years in 2008 in a sign that manufacturers are continuing to improve the effectiveness of their food safety systems. There...

Yum! Brands is to test a co-branding of their Pizza Hut outlets in Australia in a bid to boost market share. The company has seen Domino’s assume the market leadership in the fast-food pizza market...

Grocery food prices could retreat by up to 15 per cent in some cases, according to an agricultural expert, as lower fuel costs and strong overseas harvests force the price of food staples down from the...