Best-value bottleshops, according to Roy Morgan Research findings While the ALDI supermarket chain may not be the biggest alcohol retailer in Australia, its customers are more likely than those of other...

Nut spreads are growing with innovative new products With an influx of new products in recent years, including industry game-changer Nutella, the $3.9 billion nut-based and sweet spread category grew 34...

Retirees are "more nutritionally aware" but still a enjoy a glass of wine As life after retirement often equates to more time spent at home, eating in can take on new meaning for older consumers...

Australian Parliament will reconsider CoOL on foods The Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture and Industry has announced a new inquiry into country of origin food labelling....

Sparkling waters are on the rise in Australia In the last five years, the proportion of Australians drinking soft drinks such as colas and lemonades in an average seven days has declined from 56 per cent...

The EC is proposing stricter laws for organic foods The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new Regulation or organic products and labelling of organic products, saying that consumer and producer concerns...

McDonald's is still Australia's favourite fast food chain Quick and easy lunch choice or affordable treat for the whole family — fast food is as popular as ever among Australians, according...

Private label products are helping some retailers in Western Europe Times are changing for Europe’s retail food market, and operators are consequently finding it increasingly difficult to boost sales,...

Cafes eating into fast-food operators’ share of the takeaway market The market for convenient takeaway meals has become a battleground between small independent cafes and the fast-food heavyweights,...

More Australians shopping for fresh vegetables at farmers’ markets, ‘local’ food trend grows Taking the trend towards ‘local’ food to a new level, new national consumer research examining where...