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The growth of Greek yoghurt may not last

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While Greek-style yoghurt in the US will continue to set the direction for the overall yoghurt market, US market research organisation Packaged Facts does not believe the category will maintain its recent...

Restricting larger-sized soft drinks may lift consumption, study finds

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Limiting the sale of soft drinks to small sizes could actually increase consumption, rather than decrease it, says a new US study published on 10 April 2013 open-access academic research site PLOS ONE. The...

Green leafy kale a growing trend in foods and drinks

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Kale, a green leafy cabbage-like vegetable, is a growing trend in the US and UK markets, according to global market research organisation Innova Market Insights. There has been a rise in use of the vegetable,...

Cadbury re-launch of ‘enhanced’ Dairy Milk blocks

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Global confectionary giant Cadbury has relaunched its Dairy Milk blocks range in Australia with “significant enchancements”. The enhancements include the introduction of new rounder-shaped chocolate...

Coles relaunches ‘Feed Your Family’ iPad app

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Australian supermarket giant Coles has relaunched its ‘Coles Feed Your Family App’ for iPad. The app, which is available free of charge on the Apple App Store, features more than 400 recipes developed...

SA plastic bag ban sees boom in bin-liner buys

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A new report tabled in the South Australian parliament shows that despite overwhelming community support for a plastic bag ban in the State, sales of bin liners have increased by more 80 per cent in South...

Corner stores struggle against servo convenience stores

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Corner stores in Australia are continuing to disappear as service stations move towards having convenience stores within the station, according to research from Australian industry research group BIS Shrapnel. Service...

Peanut butter a ‘rising star’ in UK’s sweet spreads market

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Sales of peanut butter in the UK are on the rise, according to new market research from Mintel, leading the global market research organisation to label the spread a ‘rising star’ in the sweet spreads...

Health insurance rebate creates incentive for healthier food consumption

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A scheme that offered a health insurance rebate that lowers the cost for healthier supermarket foods, such as fruit and vegetables and wholegrain foods, has been successful in improving the diets of shoppers....

Woolworths opens new battlefront to secure cheaper drinking milk

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Supermarket giant Woolworths this week announced plans to trial buying milk directly from dairy farmers in the Manning Valley in New South Wales. Woolworths says the trial of a direct relationship between...