Millennials – or Generation Y – are one of the largest demographics in the world and will soon be entering a strong growth period in both income and consumer packaged goods (CPG) spending....

Kraft Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld is happy to play the waiting game before launching a late increase to the value of their Cadbury bid, according to news reports. Analysts believe the current offer...

With privatization, globalization and the transformation of the food chain from the farm to the table, the importance of the private sector has increased, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf said when addressing...

The European Food Safety Authority’s scientific panel on additives, the ANS Panel, has lowered the Acceptable Daily Intakes for the artificial food colours Quinoline Yellow (E104), Sunset Yellow...

The Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Mark Butler, has announced the members of an independent panel to undertake a comprehensive review of food labelling law and policy. They will join former health...

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...

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...

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...

While the latest OECD figures show food inflation has risen about 40 per cent in Australia over the past decade, Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) Chief Executive Kate Carnell highlighted that...

Underneath all the news coverage highlighting the dichotomy between a range of economic indicators that point to a recovering economy and the persistent concern about the sustainability of a recovery are...