Researchers based in UK, France, Australia and the USA have developed a chemical epitaxial lift-off (ELO) technique for full 2-inch-diameter gallium nitride (GaN) grown on sapphire and free-standing substrates [Akhil Rajan et al, J. Phys. ...
Tags: GaN, HVPE, free-standing wafers
GS1 Australia officially launched the new Apparel RFID Implementation Guidelines to provide retailers and suppliers in the Australian apparel, fashion and footwear industry with best practice guidance on RFID implementation based on global ...
Tags: RFID, GTIN, supply chain efficiency
Lenard’s Chicken has kicked off its expansion plans, opening eight new redesigned stores across Australia. The stores are the first in a plan to open a further 10 by the end of the 2016 calendar year. Lenard’s says it is ...
Tags: Lenard's Chicken, Expansion Plans
Swiss chocolate company Lindt & Sprungli has opened a new $60m facility at Marsden Park in Sydney, as part of its plans to capitalize on the chocolate makers strong growth in the Australian market. The purpose built facility, which is ...
An investigation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IRAC) has concluded drinking very hot beverages probably causes cancer of the oesophagus in humans. The investigation did not ...
Tags: very hot beverages, oesophagus, cancer
Retailers are transforming their organisations and market approaches to leverage the power of digital and satisfy the needs of the ever-changing consumer. With a huge increase in demand for goods purchased online, supply chain and ...
Tags: digital, customer experience, demand
The Australian Government, together with private enterprise, plan to build Australia’s largest inland container terminal at Moorebank NSW. For the past seven years the proponents of the proposal, Moorebank Intermodal Company Ltd & ...
A new hand-held scanner which determines whether meat is safe to eat or not, is now being sold in Australia. The ‘FOODsniffer’ is a small scanner which can be placed near raw chicken, beef, pork or fish to pick up ammonia, ...
Tags: FOODsniffer, Safety meat
The Crashlab in Western Sydney. NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance and NSW Minister for Roads Duncan Gay have announced the establishment of the state’s first Smart Innovation Centre in Western Sydney ...
Tags: Hub, Transport, Road technology
Japanese drinks company Asahi Group has agreed to acquire SABMiller’s Peroni, Grolsch, Meantime brands for $2.9bn, clearing another hurdle for the Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller’s $108bn merger. The acquisition is ...
Tags: Asahi Group, Acquisition, SABMiller, Merger
Some News South Wales hospitals will soon have soft drinks removed from all vending machines. In a first time move, the decision was made by the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) which operates health facilities in Wagga Wagga, ...
An Aldi supermarket located in Edgecliff, Sydney, has temporarily lost its liquor licence for selling alcohol to a minor. The supermarket received a three day suspension after NSW Police noticed in September 2015 a group of teenagers ...
Tags: Aldi, Sydney Stores, Liquor Licence
Tassal will stop supplying Coles supermarkets with private label salmon as of 4 June 2016. The Tasmanian seafood company will also stop a salmon supply contract with Simplot from 30 June 2016. Tassal said it decided to withdraw tenders ...
Tags: label salmon, Tassal
Packsize International, the provider of On Demand Packaging for businesses with corrugated packaging needs, has opened a subsidiary operation in Australia. Sean Ledbury has joined as general manager of Packsize Propriety Limited, and ...
Tags: Packsize International, On Demand Packging, Subsidiary