World leaders convened at FAO Headquarters for the World Summit on Food Security overnight and unanimously adopted a declaration pledging renewed commitment to eradicate hunger from the face of the earth...

The sales of certain ready meal lines in the UK are in “terminal decline” as more local consumers look to cook from scratch, retail giant Asda has claimed. Paul Kelly, Asda’s corporate...

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...

In a move designed to tap into interest in world cuisine, UK retailer Asda has launch the biggest ever world food range.The ‘World Food Store’ includes Mediterranean, Irish, Asian, Afro Caribbean...

Nestlé has insisted it is “committed” to using only “sustainable” palm oil from 2015, the latest in a series of announcements on the raw material from food manufacturers and retailers. The...

Tesco, the largest retailer in the UK, has opened the first completely self-service outlet in Britain as retailers around the world continue to look at self-service checkouts as a means to reduce costs. The...

The Managing Director of Coles, Ian McLeod, has today informed investors of the improvements made at Coles as the company continues to see momentum in their business gather steam. Speaking at an investor...

The NSW Government has unveiled an action plan to tackle the growing global problem of food security, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald said today. The Minister launched the plan, Research...

Horticulture industry body Growcom has today urged the introduction of a national food security forum to be attended by representatives of all levels of government in order to put together a plan for increased...

The issue of feeding the world’s growing population is under the spotlight this week at a High-Level Expert Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050. Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation,...