The chief executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) Katherine Rich has told Australian Food News today that the UK”s announced sugar tax will not help fight obesity. Under the UK tax, drinks which contain more ...
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New Zealand peanut butter maker Pic's has had to ramp up its manufacturing operations ahead of a decision by Woolworths to stock its all-natural products nationwide. More than 900 Woolworths supermarkets are now stocking Pic’s ...
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Future food labelling and product safety laws could be scrapped if legal pressure from multinational companies increases as a result of clauses within the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. Consumer advocacy group Choice has ...
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Like a growing number of jobs, pizza delivery has finally been replaced by our chip-powered brethren. Domino’s is about to start trialing pizza delivery robots in New Zealand, driving fear into the hearts of fast-food workers ...
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Cormar Carpets adds new colours to the Oaklands Collection The Oaklands Collection is celebrating nine years as a Cormar Carpets classic. For this special occasion, nine new carpet colours have been added to Oaklands Collection – ...
New Zealand poultry producer Tegel is predicted to soon list on the New Zealand Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange. Tegel producers both chicken and turkey products and has four major processing facilities located across ...
The partnership now in its 11th year will allow consumers the chance to pick their own prizes through the Monopoly game, including a trip to California. Hasbro has re-launched a partnership with the fast-food chain McDonald’s to ...
A complaint over a radio advertisement promoting Aldi Australia’s whisky brand has been dismissed by the Australian Advertising Standards Board. According to the Advertising Standards Board (‘Ad Standards’), the ...
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Dairy company Fonterra has begun manufacturing cheese from its new slice line at Eltham plant in Taranaki, New Zealand, after adding new production lines at the facility with $30m investment. The dairy company has completed the 10 ...
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New Zealand-based dairy company Fonterra has launched infant nutrition brand Anmun, in the home country. The brand is currently available in Asia. The company's pediatric nutrition experts have developed the Anmun formula range at ...
A report released by the Australian Parliament’s joint standing committee on Northern Australia last week is recommending that all food-service industry providers be forced to declare the country of origin (CoOL) of seafood served. ...
McCain Foods is now selling a takeaway inspired frozen pizza range in Australian supermarkets. The pizzas are made with stone-baked crusts and is described as a premium frozen pizza. Marketing Manager at McCain’s Foods Australia ...
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Singer Vehicle Design joins the collectible world at the annual Concours season at Florida showcases - the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and the Palm Event. As the annual Concours season begins, Southern California-based Singer ...
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Melbourne antipasto manufacturer Pronto e Fresco entered into voluntary administration last Wednesday after more than 15 years in business. It is unclear at this stage why the business went into administration. The company is one of ...
Dematic was recently named Honeywell’s ANZ 2015 Partner of the Year as part of the Honeywell Australia and New Zealand Executive Partner Briefing 2016. Dematic received the award from a field of over 50 Honeywell partners across ...