* Asda aspires to be market leader in non-food, and clear #2 in food within five years * Chain of 100 Asda supermarkets (smaller food stores) and 150 Asda Living (non-food stores) planned * UK-wide rollout...

You may think otherwise but there is optimism in organic at the moment.After the recession whacked organic sales of the UK (down almost 13% last year), you would have thought there would have been a downbeat...

Cadbury is studying the possible launch of a “cocoa house” concept that would see it establish branded outlets that compete with high street coffee shops in the UK. The company, which was...

Marks and Spencer this yesterday (8 April) posted lacklustre growth in its fourth-quarter food sales, as food deflation weighed on the results despite volumes rising.The UK retailer revealed that food...

Bans on advertising food products during times when families are watching television together should not be imposed in Australia because it’s a “family choice” issue, the Australian Food...

UK politicians are demanding Kraft Foods’ future undertakings on Cadbury are monitored closely after criticising the way the US food giant handled its takeover of the UK chocolate maker. In a report...

Waitrose has announced that it will open its first smaller format convenience store this summer as part of its plans to increase its presence in the UK’s convenience sector.The first of the new format...

SABMiller today launches a new campaign to assist parents in discussing alcohol with their children. The campaign, which will run on SABMiller’s award winning website TalkingAlcohol.com, opens featuring...

Baxters Food Group, the UK soup maker, is planning to use Australia as a manufacturing base for its chutneys business to push the products into new markets in Asia. The company, which snapped up Australian...

The UK government has imposed a ban on the placement of foods, alcohol and drinks high in fat, salt or sugar on television programmes.The Government announced yesterday (9 February) that product placement...