The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) met in Hobart today and considered a range of food regulation matters. The Forum comprises all Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for food ...
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Cake-mix brand Betty Crocker has introduced a new gluten-free range to Australian supermarket shelves. The product is distributed by General Mills Australia’s ‘Plateful’ division. The mixes come in three varieties: ...
The Food and Grocery Code of Conduct came into effect 16 June 2015 with Woolworths and Aldi the first major players to sign on. Aldi had previously announced in March this year that it would sign on. Woolworths announced on 6 June ...
Coles has seen success but there is a lot more hard work ahead according to Managing Director John Durkan. Speaking at a strategy briefing day last week, Durkhan looked back on the wins and losses over the last year for the supermarket. ...
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The food industry is capitalising on a booming licensing industry by ensuring big names such as Frozen feature on more packaging. Streets Ice Cream is leading the way in Australia, announcing it will bring to life the favourite ...
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Australia's 14 million shoppers have shifted their shopping habits over the last decade according to the work of Roy Morgan Research. The key determinants in grocery shopping habits include food safety, location and good value. ...
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Breakfast cereal manufacturer Uncle Tobys has launched a new product in its Plus breakfast cereals range, ‘Plus Iron’. The Company says the new ‘Plus Iron’ would fall into the existing Plus Breakfast range and ...
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Breakfast cereal manufacturer Kellogg’s today announced its commitment to implement the voluntary Health Star Ratings on all of its cereals across Australia and New Zealand from the beginning of June 2015. Kellogg’s said ...
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Health trends, volatile input prices and strong competition have slowed growth in Australia’s snack food sector, according to market research organisation IBISWorld. However, the ‘healthy’ snack foods sector has benefitted ...
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Australian supermarket chain Coles is planning to invest in farms to extend the selling seasons of popular fruits and vegetables. Coles managing director John Durkan said that the company wants to make more investments to ensure the ...
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Australian supermarket giant Coles has launched a new ‘super grain’ product, teff, under its own label. Coles said the teff grain, which originated in Ethiopia, is “rich in calcium, iron and protein” and is ...
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PwC is planning to aid governments and food companies to address the major issues of food safety, security and quality by declaring open its global food supply and integrity services business—established, developed and run from New ...
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Recommendations by Harper Competition Review receive government fanfare but government promises ‘further consultation’ The Australian Government has released the Final Report of the Harper Competition Policy Review, which has ...
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Pacepacker Services has developed a new offline, portable Mixed Tray Loader pick-and-place system. It’s designed to quickly generate assorted trays of product for smaller outlets, such as convenience supermarkets and inner-city ...
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Scott and Scott is claiming that the supermarket giant’s overstatement of its profits last year, caused a “permanent destruction of value to shareholders.” Tesco is facing potential legal action from UK shareholders ...
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