The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures, for the 12 weeks ending 13th July 2008 reveal that the success of the UK discounters is continuing. The discount supermarkets now account for a...

A variety of weather-related problems has severely impacted the world’s supply of lemons, with shortages of around 30% expected this year, according to Givaudan, the world’s largest flavours...

Switzerland’s largest supermarket operator, Migros, has announced a new scheme to ensure they can beat their competition on price. The plan involves paying consumers to call a hotline when they notice...

Consumers are becoming increasingly disloyal as they look for ways to decrease their shopping bill in the wake of rising fuel, food and finance costs. In all, 22.1 per cent of British consumers were willing...

A new consumer group, Action Village, is planning to use the power of a large group to coerce retailers to drop their prices. Action Village is seeking to gain one million members before they plan to go...

CSIRO research, underway in Central Queensland’s cattle country, is investigating whether the integration of trees, pasture and livestock into a single agricultural system will produce greater net...

World Bank Group President, Robert Zoellick, has called on leaders of the G8 as well as the major oil producers to act now to deal with surging food and energy prices, warning that the world is now “entering...

The high cost of fuel is wreaking havoc with some food and beverage industries worldwide, with demands for government aid increasing by the day. Winemakers in the south of France have vandalized supermarkets...

The agricultural sector in China’s Sichuan province has suffered enormous damage estimated at around $6 billion caused by last month’s devastating earthquake, the FAO (UN Food and Agriculture...

Hedging has long been a tool used by companies to counter the impact of potential changes in market conditions, but rarely have restaurants engaged in the practice. With skyrocketing food costs and fears...