Australia’s food and grocery sector contributes more than $100 billion a year in turnover to the national economy and employs about 315,000 people with half in rural and regional areas, according...

A comprehensive policy document was released by the European Commission today (28 October) flagging action to protect small food producers against large buyers, especially major retail chains. The ‘Communication...

A major new report released last week in the UK reveals the sizeable opportunity which the retail sector can realise through improving data practices in the supply chain. The report, ‘Data Crunch’...

Scarcity of natural resources will leave the consumer industry exposed to higher and more volatile pricing in little more than a decade. By 2020 it is estimated there will be one billion more consumers...

Global food manufacturer Kraft Foods is intending to halve its supplier base in a bid to slash costs by US$300 million per year, according to a Reuters report. Such a move would affect more than 30,000...

7-Eleven will present food manufacturer Kraft Foods with the company’s 2008 Retailer Initiative Award at its Business Partners Dinner next week in the US. 7-Eleven bestow the annual honour to its...

Australia’s largest independent grocery wholesaler and distributor, Metcash, has reached agreement for the supply of grocery and liquor products to the 45 supermarkets (and 8 aligned liquor stores)...

The Australian Conservation Foundation’s (ACF) call for the Government to establish a sustainable agrifood strategy has added momentum to safeguarding Australia’s food security, according to...

Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has begun displaying a carbon footprint label on their full fat, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk ranges as part of the company’s groundbreaking work to include...

The NSW Government yesterday hosted a major business roundtable to help develop the State’s sustainable retail market, with Marks & Spencer – one of the overseas leaders in corporate social...