After years of trying to rein in persistent overproduction by European farmers, the European Commission is now seeking to free farmers to respond to the skyrocketing global food prices and low stocks. The...

Hidden environmental costs make food production more vulnerable than previously thought and food industry professionals should prepare for continuing rising food prices, a new report has shown. The report,...

The world’s best restaurant for the last three years, El Bulli, has been accused of “unethical” cooking practices. Santi Santamaria, a famous chef from Barcelona who has been awarded...

Woolworths Chief Executive, Michael Luscombe, has admitted at the ACCC’s grocery price inquiry that Woolworths’ mark-ups are higher in Australia than New Zealand. Mr Luscombe said the margins...

Rising farm input costs are threatening to make food prices soar higher, according to Queensland rural lobby group AgForce. AgForce Grains president, Lyndon Pfeffer, claimed that the past two weeks have...

Australian Retail Association Executive Director, Richard Evans, has questioned claims, made by Allan Fels’ (former Chairman of the ACCC), that town planning laws are driving up food prices by as...

The manufacturers and marketers of alcoholic energy drinks have been warned by Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) that their product claims will be scrutinised more carefully. Minister for Consumer Affairs,...

Rumours are circulating that beverage company Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is looking to make a major purchase, with Schweppes or Foster’s likely to be their target. The rumours have been gathering strength...

Shoppers are paying far too much for their groceries because of restrictive out-of-date planning laws, according to a report by former ACCC Chairman, Professor Allan Fels. Professor Fels claims an overhaul...

While the rising cost of butter is starting to impact on Australians, Japan is just battling to get any. Most grocery stores in Japan have had to resort to posting “sorry – butter unavailable”...