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: ...
Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf has rejected a bill to privatize the sale of alcohol, which may result in closure of around 500 liquor stores in the state. The house bill 466 has been vetoed by the governor to reform state liquor system ...
SunRice has launched a new range of ready-to-eat snacks called ‘SunRice Street Snacks’. The new products are inspired by street food from across the world. Street Snacks come in a foil pouch placed in a takeaway style box ...
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Chinese food manufacturer American Lorain has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of a new breakfast product line - Lorain Youtiao. The launch comes in response to increasing consumer demand for on-the-go breakfast and ...
New Zealand based Abe’s Bagel Bakery has introduced a new children’s snack to Australian supermarkets. ‘Abe’s Kids Bagel Bites’ are a bagel crisp that comes in two flavours, ‘Pizza’ and ...
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A strain of superbug MRSA has been found in pork sold in several British supermarkets, according to a Guardian investigation. The MRSA CC398 originates in animals due to excessive use of powerful antibiotics on factory farms. As part of ...
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Australian food company Beston is planning to acquire milk processor United Dairy Power for an undisclosed amount. United Dairy's milk processing plants in Murray Bridge and Jervois which were closed after the company went into ...
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A new coffee 'bean bag' has been introduced to the Australian market. Produced by Jed's Coffee Company, the coffee bean bag works and looks like a tea bag. The bag is designed to be placed in a mug before hot water is added. After ...
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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 ...
The direct importer of toys, beach goods and gifts, supplies a range of businesses including sole traders, amusement parks and supermarkets. Exeter-based toy firm Kandy Toys is reporting ‘record sales’ in its latest results ...
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Government's push of e-commerce in rural areas will stimulate online fresh food sales A government-backed drive toward e-commerce can help open up the agricultural sector and generate a rapid increase in incomes for farmers. At a ...
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Global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 shows that C. China's GDP growth of 7.4 per cent in 2014 was its lowest in a quarter century. Yet, relative to other developing markets, its ...
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According to a recent report one third of all food produced in the world ends up as waste, costing consumers globally more than £259bn per year. In addition, around 200,000 tonnes of the 15 million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK ...
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Nike topped the list of the most valuable apparel brand with a brand value of $29,717 million in the 2015 BrandZ top 100 global ranking. It is followed by Zara at $22,036 million and H&M at 13,087 million. Tommy Hilfiger was tenth with a ...
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