Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services’ report on the inquiry into the Franchising Code of Conduct...

Australia’s largest consumer organisation, Choice, has announced that Nick Stace, the former deputy CEO of UK consumer group Which?, will take over the reins at the consumer group’s Sydney...

Dairy innovation has been a key driver of growth over recent years and it is set to be strengthened with grants to encourage new product development and shape the future commercial success of the Australian...

The season of festive cheer is fast approaching – but for some Australians, this Christmas and New Year will be one of the toughest yet. Foodbank, Australia’s largest hunger relief organisation...

Australia’s largest supermarket operator, Woolworths, has unveiled a scheme to their employees that will allow staff to use their pretax salary dollars to spend up to A$1000 each at Woolworths outlets...

The Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, officially opened a new $21 million expansion of Patties Foods on Friday, which will greatly increase production for the region’s major local employer. The opening...

Hans, one of Australia’s largest smallgoods manufacturers, has entered voluntary administration but the business will continue operating while a buyer is sought. Higher costs and stronger pork competition...

FareShare, a not-for-profit organisation that rescues surplus food to prepare healthy meals for Melbourne’s hungry and homeless, yesterday launched a new ‘calculator’ that can measure the...

Wine production has gone up, but lower domestic sales and a drop in exports has led to increased wine stocks, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).The total...

Lenard’s, Australia’s largest specialty meat retailers, has reported an agreement with Metcash to expand throughout IGA Supermarkets nationally. The agreement builds on the success of Lenard’s...