US automaker Ford Motors' Australian subsidiary has launched its limited-edition celebration FPV models, the FPV GT F sedan. FPV GT F is equipped with the supercharged 5L V8 engine that produces an output of 351kW. The V8 engine ...
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Health charity Action on Smoking and Health or ASH estimates that the number of ecigarette users in the United Kingdom has increased threefold at 2.1 million in the past 2 years. In 2010, only 8% of current smokers have tried the electronic ...
Cider Australia, the national association of cider and perry growers and producers, is set to revamp the labeling on cider bottles, in order to provide information about the ingredients used in the preparation of cider. The move comes ...
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Holden, the Australian subsidiary of US automaker General Motors (GM), has recalled over 45,000 units of the Commodore and Caprice vehicles in Australia and New Zealand over seatbelt safety concerns. The recall affects 41,933 cars in ...
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Foot Locker, Inc. reported net income for the company's first quarter ended May 3, was $162 million, or $1.10 per share, compared with net income of $138 million, or 90 cents per share, last year. Wall Street's consensus estimate had been ...
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Advantame, a new high intensity sweetener, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for general use in foods and beverages. The new sweetener, whose safety is supported by 37 scientific studies, has ...
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Amcor Flexibles' Twin Pouch packaging is an inventive packaging idea that makes stir fry cooking easy for consumers, and was developed with Nestlé for its Maggi Stir Fry Creations product range, sold in Australia and New Zealand. The ...
India imported around 15.86 million mt of coal at 24 major ports in April, up 6.45% from March, according to data released Wednesday by Indian ship broker Interocean. The April imports consisted of 12.3 million mt of thermal coal, up ...
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A major survey of more than 1,600 firms has found that the high value of the Australian dollar, difficulties in obtaining finance and a lack of information about overseas markets remain major barriers to expanded international operations. ...
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Italian upholstery giant Natuzzi and British bed manufacturer Hypnos are the latest exhibitors to confirm their presence at the May Design Series exhibition, taking place at London's ExCeL between 18-20th May. Natuzzi will present ...
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Nutricia, a subsidiary of France-based yoghurt maker Danone, has agreed to acquire Gardians spray dryer and blending, packing and can-forming activities of the Sutton Group in Auckland as well as the spray dryer of Gardians, located near ...
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For the first quarter of 2014, Methanex reported Adjusted EBITDA of $255 million and Adjusted net income of $160 million ($1.65 per share on a diluted basis). These figures compare with Adjusted EBITDA of $245 million and Adjusted net ...
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A new study has revealed that more than half of the consumers in New Zealand are confused by food package labels. The study 'Country of Origin Labelling and the New Zealand Seafood Industry' published in a text book by Cambridge ...
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China is Australia's number two source of vegetable imports. Yet, vegetables from China are not always labelled as such. Why does that matter? Because data recently released by the Communist Party of China indicates that 19.4%, or ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Packaging, Label
New Zealand-based Turners & Growers has agreed to take over Apollo Apples, a Hawkes Bay-based apples grower and exporter with an initial payment of NZ$36.05m. Apollo, which exports about 1.4m cartons of apples every year, owns or leases ...
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