Grocery wholesaler Metcash has reported strong private label sales over the past year, providing confidence in their expansion plans. Speaking during a visit to NSW site facilities, Andrew Reitzer, CEO...

Cost reduction is the top priority in 2009 for senior executives in the food and beverage industry according to a new report, Food and Beverage 2012, from business advisory firm Deloitte, which provides...

Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder is looking to address the lack of consumer interest in fresh produce at supermarkets, as less than 50 per cent of their customers purchase fresh produce. Mr...

The Managing Director of upmarket UK grocer Waitrose, Mark Price, has told a business conference that companies long-term goals must not be forgotten in the current climate – as short-term gains...

Woolworths, Australia’s largest supermarket chain, is reportedly looking to negotiate the direct supply of Vietnamese products to their supermarkets nationwide. The General Director of the Woolworths...

A conflict between one of the world’s biggest grocery suppliers and Belgium’s second-largest supermarket operator, which saw 300 products stripped from the shelves of the retailer, has been...

Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has won an appeal against a ‘competition test’ in the planning system, which would have seen permission of new supermarkets subject to an analysis of market...

The National Accounts, which show the economy contracted 0.5% in the December quarter, confirm that Australian shoppers are saving rather than spending, the Australian National Retailers Association –...

Coles, Australia’s second largest supermarket operator, has been criticised for allegedly threatening suppliers with the removal of product lines if they decline a 4 per cent increase in trading...

The year 2008 may be gone, but it is definitely not forgotten. Most consumers are feeling the impact of the global economic battle and are making substantial changes to their everyday lives and shopping...