Reser's Fine Foods of Beaverton, Ore., is voluntarily expanding its October recall of refrigerated ready-to-eat foods due to possible Listeria, officials say. The recalled products -- various sizes of refrigerated ready-to-eat salads were ...
Tags: refrigerated, reser, listeria, recall
The projected growth of German supermarket chain ALDI in Queensland has been the catalyst for a second major distribution centre. The site at Brendale, north west of Brisbane, is situated on the site of a former brickworks. ALDI plans to ...
The value of the UK food and groceries market is set to rocket by 21% to £206bn by 2018, according to the grocery think-tank IGD. Online shopping, food discount sales and convenience will be the three hot areas of the UK grocery ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Groceries
ALDI Queensland managing director Viktor Jakupec and CHEP Australia and New Zealand president Phillip Austin have jointly launched a new-generation reusable plastic crate, 'Gen 3' for the fresh produce industry at ALDI's Salisbury store in ...
Tags: Chain Transport, Service
If one were to conduct a SWOT analysis of the packaging industry, the power of effective branding and on-pack promotions to engage consumers would be listed as a key strength. With the biggest brands in the world investing huge sums in ...
Tags: Packaging Industry, Printing
The Visa credit card outfit has certainly got the retail scene abuzz with news it will launch a "digital wallet" in Australia by Christmas. The e-wallet, dubbed V.me, will henceforth store all your cards in digital form, probably on your ...
The Steering Committee of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh announces its plan to implement the Accord programme, which it delivered within the 45 days deadline. This pioneering Accord is a binding contract between 70 ...
Tags: Fire Safety, Apparel
India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma will be meeting heads of global retail chains on June 27 to address their concerns related to the Government’s foreign direct investment (FDI) Policy in multi-brand retail ...
Tags: Global Retail Chains, Apparel
Aldi Australia is all set to enter into online liquor sales business by offering consumers with a range of liquors through its online platform The online liquor store will carry over 200 products under two categories - Aldi's everyday ...
Tags: Australia, Liquor, Agriculture&Food
Referring to comments made in a conference call covering the supermarket chain's first quarter (Q1) trading performance, Shirley told FoodManufacture.co.uk: "They were talking about the strength of the own-label business, which has ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has blocked Woolworths’s purchase of a supermarket site in Sydney. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will oppose the proposed acquisition by Woolworths Limited ...
Tags: ACCC Blocks, Service, Australian
The rise of the "hybrid consumer" is an emerging trend with significant implications for food companies, food retailers and foodservice companies. According to a new report from Rabobank, consumers are becoming less interested in ...
Tags: Packaging, hybrid consumer, food
The most sensible shopper? The premium-value food retailing trend will be driven partly by 'more objective' women enjoying greater purshasing power Consumers are becoming less interested in mid-market products, preferring to trade down ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The world’s leading retail labels commit to the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh before the midnight deadline. The Accord now covers more than 1000 Bangladeshi garment factories. Implementation starts now! Clean ...
The new Groceries Code Adjudicator, tasked with policing the multiple retailers, has pledged to clean up illegal “kickback” practices, whereby suppliers are forced to use third-party suppliers favoured by the supermarkets, ...