Today, the global economy is showing glimmers of stabilising, energy prices have receded, and food prices are increasing at a much slower rate, but the growth of private brands continues, creating strong...

It’s stevia’s year. All-natural and calorie-free, stevia is poised to become the “holy grail” of sweeteners, according to the latest report from market researchers Mintel. Since...

Key elements of the EU food industry should be exempt from plans to auction carbon dioxide emissions permits from 2013, the European Commission has said. The EU executive has unveiled a draft list of businesses...

The Chief Executive of Sara Lee, Brenda Barnes, has sought to reassure investors that the company is making progress in their turnaround process as their share price fails to ignite excitement. Ms Branes...

Once touted as a unique combination of high growth markets, the “BRIC” nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China have enjoyed varying fortunes during the great economic downturn of 2009. Many...

Nestlé hopes to boost sales of its impulse lines by launching price-marked packs for a limited period in the UK. The company has added GBP0.29 (A$0.57) price marks to Smarties, Hexatube, Milkybar, Milkybar...

Scarcity of natural resources will leave the consumer industry exposed to higher and more volatile pricing in little more than a decade. By 2020 it is estimated there will be one billion more consumers...

The crossover between food and beauty is increasingly apparent, with global food and drink product launches with a ‘beauty enhancing’ claim increasing by a staggering 306% from 2005 to 2008,...

Global food manufacturer Kraft Foods is intending to halve its supplier base in a bid to slash costs by US$300 million per year, according to a Reuters report. Such a move would affect more than 30,000...

Kraft Foods chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld has insisted the US food giant does not need to offload assets amid speculation over how the company would fund a second, higher bid for Cadbury. Some industry...