Wage growth in Indonesia in the past few years, and the translation of economic growth into higher employment will present opportunities for well-placed consumer focused food and beverage companies in...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has welcomed the focus on growth, trade and regulatory reform in the new Abbott Ministry, which will be sworn in today. The AFGC said the food and grocery...

The scientist who turned fresh-cut apple slices into a popular convenience food has turned his attention to developing coatings for food that are invisible, edible, colourless, odorless and tasteless. Attila...

Global manufacturer of personal hygiene and food products Unilever has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire T2, a premium Australian tea business, for an undisclosed amount. T2...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has secured funding for a project that will offer information and advice on energy efficiency to small to medium businesses (SMEs) in the food, beverage and...

CHEP Australia and ALDI Australia have launched a new generation reusable plastic crate that will see fresh produce packed delivered directly to shop floors. Launched on 23 August 2013, the new crate will...

More than one third of US consumers eat meat alternatives, but only a fraction are actually vegetarians, according to global market research organisation Mintel. Only 7 per cent of US consumers identified...

Buying Australian-made products has become more important to Australian consumers, according to new research from market research organisation, Roy Morgan Research, commissioned by the Australian Made...

Australian retail turnover generally was relatively unchanged in June 2013, but turnover for food retail and foodservice sectors rose, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail...

The recent trend for declining growth in retail sales continued through the June quarter, according to the latest edition of the Retail Index report from the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC)...