US spice brand McCormick said on Tuesday that it is “operating effectively in a tough environment” as it recorded net profit growth during the first quarter. The company said that net income...

The passing of a Senate motion to establish a Select Committee on Australia’s food manufacturing sector has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) yesterday. The motion – moved...

General Mills yesterday booked a 1% increase in year-to-date earnings and sales and insisted that it expects growth to accelerate in the final quarter of the year.For the first nine months of fiscal 2011,...

Nestlé Australia has announced that production of Aero has returned to Australia, with up to 1000 tonnes of the bubble-filled chocolate to be produced annually at the company’s factory in Campbellfield,...

Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig’s announcement to consult Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry on key issues to develop a National Food Plan has been welcomed by the Australian...

Spanish food processor Ebro Foods has improved its A$600m offer for Ricegrowers, the Australian company that sells through the SunRice brand.In a letter to shareholders, Sunrice chairman Gerry Lawson said...

The UK’s coalition government has outlined its desire for a “responsibility deal” with the food industry in a bid to tackle obesity and make the nation healthier. In a policy document...

Ricegrowers, owner of Australian rice giant SunRice, has announced plans to reopen its NSW rice mill in Deniliquin next year. The mill was closed in 2008 for ‘care and maintenance’ after six...

A new report by consumer research company The Hartman Group investigates the myths of ‘shopper marketing’, a popular marketing strategy aimed at the people who purchase goods, particularly...

Victorian Premier John Brumby today cut the ribbon on Unibic’s new $44 million biscuit and cake facility, which will produce Unibic’s whole range, including the new Harvest Kitchen Soft Centre...