World Health Day 2015 focuses on food safety The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dedicated World Health Day 2015, which it is celebrating today, 7 April 2015, to highlighting the challenges and opportunities associated with food ...
Tags: food safety, Food production, Food
Australian Made Campaign welcomes delay and more consultation on Country of Origin labels The Australian Made Campaign has welcomed the Government’s decision to consult with stakeholders and undertake consumer research into its ...
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Favourable macro factors such as urbanisation and the expanding middle class continued to support new retailer expansion across Asia Pacific in 2014. The number of new entrants rose to 464, an increase of 23 per cent year-on-year. ...
China is looking forward to a China-Australia free trade agreement being signed this year, President Xi Jinping said when meeting with Australian Governor-General Peter Cosgrove on Monday. "The two sides should work to sign and approve ...
Billabong will be a supporting partner to SurfAid's flagship program in Nias Indonesia. Running for three years, SurfAid's program in Nias has successfully increased the quality of health services for countless mothers and children, while ...
Car rental company Enterprise Holdings has named Australian car rental company Redspot as its franchise partner in New Zealand and Australia. Enterprise presently operates fleet of 1.5 million vehicles, in more than 70 countries through ...
Tags: Car, vehicles, Auto Parts
Fans have chosen the cities, with four million votes have been cast from 182 countries worldwide. Hasbro has revealed the cities that fans have selected to grace the board of the upcoming Monopoly Here & Now: World Edition. For the ...
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Philippines-based food, beverage and packaging company San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has acquired Australia’s Vinocor for an undisclosed amount. Vinocor specialises in supplying wine bottle closures and customised bottles in ...
Tags: Wine Packaging, beverage packaging
Traditional preserves brand Anathoth Farm has launched a new Sweet Chilli Relish in Australia. Anathoth Farm is based in Geraldine in New Zealand and produces a range of farm-made jams, curds and relishes, which are sold in Coles ...
Tags: Sweet Chilli Relish, jams
Australian salmon producer Tassal is contemplating the acquisition of private seafood business De Costi. This is in line with Tassal's strategy of increasing its product range from salmon to other seafood. The company, which has ...
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Global breakfast food manufacturer Kellogg’s has launched Pop-Tart ice cream sandwiches in Australia, in collaboration with a Sydney pastry chef Andy Bowden. Established in 1924, Kellogg’s is one of the world’s largest ...
Tags: Ice Cream Sandwiches, Agriculture
Australians are drinking 25 per cent less alcohol than 40 years ago, according to a new report prepared by the Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA). ALSA said the report, which it said was based on data sourced from the Australian ...
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In a boost to the national food industry, the University of Sydney Business School’s Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) has joined with the University of Newcastle to establish a food and beverage supply chain ...
Tags: Food Industry, Service
Australia’s oldest chocolate business, the iconic Ernest Hillier has been placed into voluntary administration, and a meeting with creditors will take place on Tuesday 20 January 2014. Hillier’s administrator, Bruno Secatore ...
Tags: chocolate business, Agriculture
University of Sydney-based research centre the Fresh Produce Safety Centre has launched two landmark research projects, which it says are aimed at improving the safety of Australian and New Zealand fresh produce. Australian Food News ...