Experts have warned that retail may take years to recover with continual sales over the past year having trained consumers to expect and only accept reduced prices. The warnings come as research group...

Speaking in Orange today Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown called for a national register of foreign purchases of land or water in rural Australia.”In the coming century food and fibre production...

Get up, get active and eat healthily – that’s the message being delivered to tens of thousands of Victorian Government school students through the popular Go for your life programs.Education...

The NSW Government’s Name and Shame register has attracted more than four million hits since its inception two years ago, successfully meeting the increasing public demand for safe food information,...

Coles has entered the national car insurance market, launching a new, flexible and great value product with added benefits and savings for customers, backed by the strength of Wesfarmers Insurance. As...

Kellogg said yesterday (29 July) that it saw net earnings decline 15% in the second quarter of 2010 due to the competition in the US cereals business and the impact of a product recall last month. The...

US food giant HJ Heinz has introduced a slew of new products into major cities in India.The company has launched chutneys, cooking sauces and mixes and ready meals “to meet the needs of the discerning...

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE has challenged the major political parties to declare their hand on a range of consumer issues in the lead up to the Federal election. The group sent letters to the Government...

A new study by scientists at the American Chemical Society has identified an unlikely new source for raw materials for biodiesel fuels – butter. Researchers report that butter could be used as an...

General Mills has unveiled a new solar energy initiative at its facility in Methuen, Massacheusetts, designed to supply much of the warehouse’s power requirements via solar panels installed on the...