A new study has discovered that the recession is being felt throughout the grocery store, and especially in the meat department. Economic woes are affecting where people shop for meat as well as the kind...

The European Food Safety Authority has reported that a chemical used in the printing ink on some cereal packaging is not desirable but appears to pose few risks. The EFSA conducted the research following...

Cadbury and the Fairtrade Foundation have announced plans to achieve Fairtrade certification for Cadbury Dairy Milk by end of the UK Summer of 2009. The move will result in the tripling of sales of cocoa...

The year 2008 may be gone, but it is definitely not forgotten. Most consumers are feeling the impact of the global economic battle and are making substantial changes to their everyday lives and shopping...

Consumers have been slashing their spending for the last several months, feeding the already painful recession as millions of households are opting to save rather than buy. Within the consumer packaged...

Permission-based email makes shoppers more likely to do business with a retailer, in addition to generating a more favourable opinion of the retailer and even a stronger sense of loyalty to the retailer’s...

The American Grocery Shopper Study has revealed intriguing insights about the psyche of the grocery customer. The study, which surveyed more than 50,000 US shoppers, revealed key findings in the areas...

Evidently, the daily dose of bad news has been unsettling consumers but private households have so far shown uncharacteristic composure compared with frantic activity by the public sector. Nevertheless,...

Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose has become the first supermarket to invite customers to help shape the future of their food with an exclusive online club. MyWaitrose launched last week with a personal invitation...

Givaudan, one of the world’s leading flavours and fragrances companies, has identified a bitter taste receptor which could pave the way for even more stevia products following the approval of the...