Two recent major acquisitions in the U.S. by well-known beverage brands may indicate new trends in diversification. Australian Food News has observed that the recent acquisitions of major companies such...

Major state-owned company of China, Bright Foods Company, is reportedly opening a permanent office in Sydney, signaling an intention to expand its Australian operations. The reports come after the Chinese...

The findings just released of a nationwide survey by Australian consumer research group, Roy Morgan Research, reveal which confectionery brands Australians are choosing to buy, and why Australians decide...

Australia’s leading supermarket chains have been accused of using “copycat” packaging of leading Australian food brands to mislead consumers into buying the supermarket’s own private label products. The...

Kraft Foods has launched a project to drive sales of its “entreprenuerial” or ‘ghost’ brands – smaller products than its “power” brands like Cadbury – but...

Private-label sales could account for 50% of the global food retail market by 2025, putting pressure on manufacturers of brands that do not lead their categories, research group Rabobank has predicted. In...

Casella Wines, producer of the country’s ‘most powerful’ wine brand, is suing a competitor for trademark infringement. Casella is the owner of the Yellow Tail brand, which has been a...

UK retailer Marks and Spencer is set to review the sale of branded food in the company’s stores, according to reports. The Financial Times reported that M&S chief executive Marc Bolland is examining...

The fifth annual Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top 100 was released today, ranking the world’s most valuable brands by dollar value. Food and beverage companies featured strongly in the top 100,...

New consumer research released today by Millward brown, using the ‘TrustR’ metric, named Cadbury Dairy Milk as Australia’s third most trusted brand, after Colgate and Nokia. Nescafé...