Food and beverage firm National Foods has signed one of the largest logistics contracts in the Australian food and beverage sector. The owner of the Dairy Farmers, Yoplait, and Pura brands announced the...

Kraft Foods has announced an 11 per cent hike in profits for the second quarter, topping estimates from analysts and leading to an upgrade of their full-year forecasts. Revenues declined, however, pushed...

PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food and beverage manufacturers, has announced an improved takeover offer has been accepted by the Boards of their two largest bottlers. Pepsi Bottling Group and...

The courts have dished out heavy fines of over $37,000 to two North Shore restaurants and three Hills District eateries for breaches of food safety regulations, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald...

While food prices have moderated in recent times, consumers have still shown a heightened preference for ‘penny pinching’ grocery strategies, according to research from the UK. A study from...

The winners of the I Love Food Awards for 2009 have been announced, with sushi bar Zushi in Sydney’s Darlinghurst claiming the top honour as Australian’s favourite eatery. Over 100,000 votes...

Cafés, restaurants and takeaway stores (C/R/TS) recorded their worst monthly sales performance of the year, along with general food retailing – which includes grocers, bakeries, fishmongers and...

Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer, has begun diverting 100 per cent of the waste produced by its entire UK business away from landfill. It has achieved the target one year ahead of schedule. Methane...

The Food Business Forum, which brings together management from around 400 retailers and manufacturers operating in 150 countries, recently released a mid-year update to its annual Top of Mind report, discovering...

Suntory, the owner of Frucor and one of Japan’s larger brewers, is still considering the option of a merger with Kirin Holdings – which would create a food and beverage firm of an equivalent...