Nearly half of food and beverage category shoppers and almost 60 per cent of health/beauty and household goods category shoppers purchase their preferred brand even when a less-expensive alternative is...

The European market for flavoured and functional waters rose a further 5% to 3,600 million litres in 2008, according to the new Europe Flavoured and Functional Water Insights report from food and drinks...

The UK advertising watchdog has cleared Cadbury of allegations that its recent Fairtrade Dairy Milk campaign was racist. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) told just-food today (11 November) that...

Hershey and Nestle will not “willingly stand by” and become less competitive in the global confectionery market – and could still launch a rival bid for Cadbury, one analyst has suggested. Simon...

The global economic downturn has presented the perfect conditions for private label products to flourish, according to a new report from beverage research agency Canadean. Private label products in the...

Cadbury management has remained steadfast in their belief that the confectioner is worth much more than the value placed on it by Kraft, rejecting a formal offer from the manufacturer last night. Kraft...

Although the market seems set for further growth over the next five years, there remains considerable uncertainty over the future development of two key functional food categories: products promoting a...

The UK arm of Swiss food giant Nestle has remained silent on reports that it is in talks to obtain Fairtrade certification for its Kit Kat chocolate bars. According to a report in the Mail on Sunday, Nestle...

McDonald’s, the world’s largest burger chain, has announced a 3.3 per cent rise in comparable sales for the month of October as fast-food continues to draw in convenience and value-conscious...

Kraft Foods has formalised its bid for UK confectioner Cadbury without sweetening the offer – turning the US food giant’s takeover attempt hostile. The Toblerone-to-Cote d’or chocolate...