The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) seized a large shipment of ivory being transshipped through Perth. ACBPS officers detected the 110 kilograms of ivory while examining an air cargo shipment from Malawi, being ...
A new granola-style blend from Kellogg Australia is the latest addition to its Special K brand’s growing range of cereals. Kellogg’s said the new Whole Grain Clusters provide “whole grains, fibre and protein”. The ...
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Sika achieved "highly dynamic growth" in the first quarter of 2015, thereby making a strong start to the year despite the very high sales growth in the reference period (2014: 23.3%). At constant exchange rates, sales rose by 5.1% to CHF ...
As the countdown begins for the second edition of the Fashion Revolution Day around the world to mark the second anniversary of the tragic Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, American fashion brand Zady, which is also the US Chair of ...
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After preserving jars are filled and closed they must be vacuum-tested in fully automatic operation to immediately sort out any defective containers. During transport of the jars an eddy-current sensor scans the lid shape that is generated ...
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Nut milks in Australia appear to be on the rise, with almond milk in particular experiencing very strong growth. Both traditional dairy milks and milk alternatives, including soy and grain milk, are expected to grow in the next five ...
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With ongoing concerns about health and the reduction of sugar in the diet, the sugar-free confectionery market should be booming, particularly in the face of ongoing technical developments that have improved sensory properties, and the ...
The decision by the Federal Court of Australia to order Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Coles) to pay penalties of $2.5 million for making a claim that its par baked products were “fresh”, is likely to have broad ...
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US-based paper packaging company International Paper is said to be exploring a takeover bid of over €8.1bn for Irish packaging giant Smurfit Kappa. Sky News quoted a source as saying that International Paper was considering an ...
Australia’s packaging company Amcor will be acquiring the internal tobacco packaging operations of Souza Cruz in Brazil for $30m (BRL96m). Majority-owned by British American Tobacco, Souza Cruz is considered to be one of the ...
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IBM has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) to move its Asia Pacific customer planning and relationship management systems to the IBM Cloud. Hosting the workloads in IBM’s two SoftLayer cloud centres in ...
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SumoSalad creates concept shop for a ethical local food consumer demographic Australian salad bar group SumoSalad has opened the doors to its first ‘Green Label’ concept store. SumoSalad has grown quickly into a successful ...
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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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler have agreed to extend their partnership to develop a pickup truck for Mercedes-Benz, which recently forayed into the segment. The Mercedes-Benz 1-ton pickup truck is said to share certain features ...
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Removing parallel import restrictions would “promote competition and potentially lower prices for consumers”, according to one of the recommendations from the Harper Competition Review Final Report, released last week. ...