Australian retail trade saw a moderate improvement in the June 2012 quarter, with an increase of 3.3 per cent in overall activity as measured by the AFGC CHEP Retail Index. However, the Index predicts...

Master Grocers Australia, the body representing smaller supermarket operators under groupings such as IGA and Foodworks, claim to have evidence that will compel the Federal Government and the Australian...

Kellogg Australia announced today (Tuesday 12 June 2012) that the company has reduced the salt levels in its Corn Flakes and Rice Bubbles cereal products by 20%, fulfilling its 2010 commitment. On 22 March...

  Some of Australia’s largest industry and union representatives have joined together to reject the imposition of a national drink container deposit system (CDS) currently being considered by Federal,...

The Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), which represents the major supermarket and retail groups in Australia, has told an Australian parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s food processing...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has reacted to a vote by the Tasmanian Parliament to approve an amended Greens motion supporting the establishment of a nationwide container deposit scheme. The...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has launched a new ‘Future of Packaging’ White Paper, which aims to support a more strategic and proactive role for the food industry in packaging...

Retail spending is expected to be moderate over the next quarter, following a sluggish start to 2012, putting pressure on Australian retailers and manufacturers, according to the Australian Food and Grocery...

The battle for supermarket shelf space is about to get even fiercer, with Australian supermarket chain Woolworths launching a major advertising campaign focussing on its private label products. Woolworth’s...

Federal Government will consider regulatory reforms in Australia’s food industry at the inaugural Business Advisory Forum in Canberra today. Leaders attending the Business Advisory Forum will discuss...