American consumers are balancing the need to save money on consumer packaged goods with the need to conserve petrol, so they are turning to major shopping centres to make fewer and larger shopping trips. Information...

Australian grocery and liquor wholesaler Metcash maintained earnings guidance of after tax profit of almost $197 million on the back of sales revenue expected to pass the $10 billion mark for the first...

Heinz Ketchup, one of the world’s most iconic brands, has been a prominent fixture on supermarket and convenience store shelving for over a century. The company has consistently updated the packaging...

A 60,000 m2, $106 million distribution centre is set to improve the efficiency of the Tasmanian grocery sector. The project has been proposed by Statewide Independent Wholesalers, a partnership between...

Rising demand in Eastern Europe will fuel growth in the discount sector over the next four years, as shoppers respond to less buoyant economic conditions and retailers better tailor their offer, according...

The second GROCERYchoice data has been posted on the GROCERYchoice website, www.grocerychoice.gov.au, with the gap between Coles, Woolworths and independents narrowing, according to the ACCC. The latest...

Sainsbury’s has opened its flagship “green” store, built with consideration for the use of energy, water, waste, timber and land. The store is aiming to be one of the first supermarkets...

Woolworths Chief Executive through the mid-nineties, Reg Clairs, has outlined concerns about the future of food production in Australia due to the trend toward retailers taking greater control within the...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council, Australia’s peak food and grocery manufacturing industry group, has welcomed the government’s plan to examine creeping acquisitions laws, labelling...

A new Rabobank ‘Food Retail’ report finds consumer preferences for healthy, gourmet or convenient foods are being driven to extremes. Increased food prices could, however, heighten consumers’...