The world’s second largest brewer, SABMiller, has reported a lager volume decline of one per cent in the first half “reflecting difficult trading conditions across many of (their) markets”,...

New Zealand’s efforts to drastically reduce the effects of the dangerous bacteria found in chicken have seen it lead global efforts to improve the safety of poultry for human consumption, according...

The recent 2009 SPAR Australia Annual General Meeting was the setting for a major milestone announcement for the retailer, with Chairman, Stephen Roger, reporting that the company had entered into a Permanent...

Diageo, the world’s largest spirits producer, has reported a sales decline of six per cent in the first quarter but remains confident that they can deliver low single digit profit growth in fiscal...

Horticulture industry body Growcom has today urged the introduction of a national food security forum to be attended by representatives of all levels of government in order to put together a plan for increased...

The issue of feeding the world’s growing population is under the spotlight this week at a High-Level Expert Forum on How to Feed the World in 2050. Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation,...

The global beer market continues to grow despite the dramatic upheaval in the world’s financial markets in 2008. The economic woes have, however, impacted beer volumes and, according to beverage...

Product of the Year, Australia’s largest independent consumer survey of product innovation, has attracted 44 entries this year, with nine judges set to narrow down the field today. The survey, initially...

The collapse of Queensland food icon Sam’s Seafoods has been brought back into the spotlight with charges laid against a NSW businessman for alleged insider trading. Charges laid Noel Stephenson...

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’...