A new survey from market intelligence firm Mintel suggests adolescent’s food perceptions and actual eating habits may not be as dire as many believe. Asking why they eat what they eat, Mintel found...

Inflation data for the year to September was released by the ABS today, with the 5% increase the greatest since 1995 (excluding the period when the GST was introduced). The inflation rate is now well above...

The franchising sector has continued its strong growth in the past two years according to the results of the Franchise Australia 2008 Survey revealed at the sectors leading annual conference – the...

The NSW Government has launched a major crackdown on food outlets across Sydney’s CBD in the lead up to the hectic summer period, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald advised today. “A...

Innovation and continued technological improvements were the themes of the MYOB Excellence in Franchising Awards announced in Sydney on Saturday night, as a number of franchisors in the food and beverage...

British retailers are concerned that the economic slowdown will wipe out falls in retail crime achieved over the last year. The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) Retail Crime Survey 2008, published...

The Federal Government has announced that they will host a Small Business Summit on the global financial crisis in Brisbane this Friday.The forum, organised in collaboration with the Council of Small Business...

The UK’s leading food and consumer goods companies reported last week that an initiative to reduce the environmental impact of transporting food and groceries has removed the equivalent of 53 million...

International food and grocery expert IGD has published a definitive analysis of UK shoppers’ response to the credit crunch, confirming that food shoppers are economising on their food shop and...

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has today criticised the Queensland Prevention Alliance’s call for a total ban of food and drink advertising directed at children. The...