Australia's pig farming and pork industry have experienced some tough conditions over the past five years. On the other hand, strong meat prices have been a feature of the past 12 months as pork has benefitted from higher meat prices ...
Tags: Pork Industry, beef
Nestlé's Kit Kat has launched a number of "limited edition" Kit-Kat's in Australia plus a gold leaf option selling for the hefty price of $88. The new Kit Kats coincide with the celebration of the approaching Chinese New Year. The ...
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Coles and Lion have issued recalls for milk a number of milk products sold in Western Australia after discovering a microbial coliforms contamination. The two Coles branded milks are "Coles Brand Western Australian fresh hilo milk 98% fat ...
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A former executive at Kellogg's Australia has claimed in an article appearing in Fairfax's Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers that the supermarket majors Woolworths and Coles could be using supplier information to help develop ...
Tags: label products
Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire 100% of folding carton manufacturer Walter G. Anderson (WG Anderson) for an undisclosed amount. The announcement comes on the heels of the company's agreement to purchase Australian ...
Tags: Graphic Packaging, Folding Carton
Australian packaging company Amcor has acquired flexible packaging firm Deluxe Packages in a deal that is valued at around $45m. Deluxe Packages will be operated as part of Amcor's newly-formed Flexibles Americas business group. Based ...
Tags: Deluxe Packages, Packages
Murray Goulburn has signed a five-year national private label contract to supply Coles-brand Australian cheese The move is part of MG’s ongoing push to secure critical mass in Australia's dairy foods market. MG said it would ...
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A 40-hectare food manufacturing hub that will bring packaging, distribution and transport to a single location will be opened in South Australia. The South Australian Government will spend $7 million to attract anchor tenants to the ...
Tags: food industries, wine industries
Kale and coconut oil may have been the latest food trend in 2015 but according to a new study by Appetite Communications and Dietitian Connection, these foods are on the way out in 2016. The survey results, based on analysis from more ...
Tags: coconut oil, Nutrition Trends
Victorian-based dairy processing giant Murray Goulburn dairy co-operative will be replacing Bega Cheese as Coles’ private label cheese supplier from January 2017. Bega Cheese has been providing cheese sold under Coles private label ...
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Design and packaging firm Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire 100% of Australian folding carton supplier Colorpak. Under the agreed terms, Graphic Packaging would pay $0.68 per share inclusive of a fully franked dividend ...
Tags: Graphic Packaging, Folding Carton
Chinese icebreaker "Xuelong," meaning Snow Dragon in English, is scheduled to set off on Saturday from Shanghai for the country's 32nd scientific expedition to Antarctica. The icebreaker, carrying a 277-member expedition team, will cover ...
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Australian scientists have identified a network of nine genes that play a key role in the onset of Alzheimer's Disease. The discovery could help researchers develop new treatments to delay the onset of the chronic brain disease, which ...
21 Dec 2015 Tobacco giant Philip Morris has lost its fight against the plain packaging laws that it claimed would threaten the intellectual property of its brands. The company behind Marlboro, Peter Jackson and Longbeach cigarettes has ...
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22 Dec 2015 Australia is seeing a plateau in its recycling rates according to the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC). According to the sustainable packaging initiative, the overall recycling rate for post-consumer packaging in ...