File photo. Transport Workers’ Union national secretary Tony Sheldon said a recent court decision relating to the truck crash that killed two Western Australian men in 2011 serves as a reminder that road safety is more than red tape ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd and Grocery Holdings Pty Ltd (together, Coles) alleging that Coles engaged ...
Tags: ACCC, Certification, Service, Logistics
Dairy manufacturer Paul's has launched an "augmented reality" yoghurt packaging along with its new Scooby-Doo yoghurt snack for children. The 'interactive' snack pack features augmented reality technology that brings the packaging's ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Food Packaging
Liquor retailing is growing, and sheltered from supermarket price wars Much has been reported on the battle for consumers' hearts, minds and money by Australia's two biggest supermarket groups, and liquor retailing may yet play a key role ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Wine
A national tribunal is to consider minimum safety standards for Australian petrol tankers, after nationwide research revealed 1 in 4 tanker drivers were pressured to speed and 1 in 2 drivers reported inadequate brake inspections. ...
Simplot launches new Birds Eye brand 'steamfresh' vegetables and cheese sauce Food manufacturer Simplot Australia has launched a new Birds Eye SteamFresh Vegetables and Cheese Sauce range in Australia. The Company said the latest ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Monster Health Food, an Australian family-owned breakfast food company, has launched the first products to display the controversial Health Star Rating front-of-pack labelling system. The new packs will be on supermarket shelves this ...
Tags: Health Food, Agriculture, Food
Woolworths breached ACCC undertakings, Federal Court finds The Federal Court of Australia has today found supermarket giant Woolworths breached an undertaking on fuel shopper dockets, but that its rival Coles did not break the agreement. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The twenty-first Scooby-Doo video has just been released. Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery was released by Warner Home Video on 24-25 March. It's not easy to get anyone excited about the twenty-first anything. And in the world of kids' ...
Woolworths has announced new long-term milk supply contracts Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has announced two new 10-year milk contracts across Australia that it says "will give dairy farmers and processors more certainty to ...
Tags: Milk, Agriculture, Food
Best-value bottleshops, according to Roy Morgan Research findings While the ALDI supermarket chain may not be the biggest alcohol retailer in Australia, its customers are more likely than those of other liquor outlets to believe it offers ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Australian supermarket group Coles following an investigation into a video and cartoon called 'Our Coles Brand Milk Story', which ...
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UK-based 'wholefood' breakfast cereal brand Jordans has launched its Crispy Oat Clusters and Crunchy Oat Granola across Australia following a trial in 2013. Jordans was founded in 1972 by Bill and David Jordan, but Holme Mills, the home ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
More Australians shopping for fresh vegetables at farmers' markets, 'local' food trend grows Taking the trend towards 'local' food to a new level, new national consumer research examining where Australians typically shop for their fresh ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Grinders Coffee was not launched to become a large supplier of coffee and coffee equipment throughout the whole of Australia.It was begun because two Lygon Street Melbourne coffee roasters believed they could do better than what was ...
Tags: Grinders, Grinders Coffee, Coffee