The Australian brand Organic Stevia Plant-derived sweetener stevia has been quietly gaining traction with consumers and usurping the traditional pecking order of more established sweeteners, according to a new report from market research ...
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Beam has been acquired by Suntory Holdings Japanese beverage company Suntory Holdings is set to acquire all outstanding shares of premium alcoholic spirits company Beam Inc for US$83.50 per share in cash or total consideration of ...
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They said the party was over, but Australia's giant resources sector is surging into a two-horse race between iron ore and coal, with the latest numbers revealing that there is still fire in the belly of the boom, thanks mainly to sustained ...
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More Chinese thermal coal buyers may renege on contracts for imported thermal coal shipments as international prices continue to slide, sources said Tuesday. "All the [thermal coal] prices have come down and so some reports of Chinese ...
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A review and update of a controversial 20-year-old theory of consciousness published in Physics of Life Reviews claims that consciousness derives from deeper level, finer scale activities inside brain neurons. The recent discovery of ...
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Tangiers Petroleum Limited (ASX: TPT; AIM:TPET) (Tangiers) advises that the government have formally indicated that no further extensions of time will be granted for its two remaining Australian exploration permits. Consequently, it is ...
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Image courtesy of Wikimedia. German supermarket chain ALDI is setting its sights on Western Australia, and is inviting local suppliers to learn more about the opportunity of working with ALDI Australia. ALDI Australia is holding a ...
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The Hardware GS1 Action Group (HGAG) has reported an industry barcode compliance rate of 80% to 85% at all levels of packaging. Formed in 2008 by the Australian and New Zealand Hardware Sector, HGAG set out to make sure supply chain ...
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In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their growth rates and sequester more carbon as they age. In a letter ...
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Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, a subsidiary of Jarden Corporation, announced new 3-year pacts with the Australian Baseball League (ABL) and Baseball Australia, establishing Rawlings as the official baseball, batting helmet and catchers' ...
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Fila has signed an endorsement agreement with top ranked American tennis player Sam Querrey. The multi-year agreement with Querrey continues the legacy of Fila's sponsorship of elite tennis champions. Querrey joins a roster of ATP World ...
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Integrity Applications and Ultramedix Australasia have signed an agreement for the distribution of Integrity Applications’ GlucoTrack non-invasive blood glucose measurement device in Australia and New Zealand. Subject to the ...
Australian wine industry "taking action" to lift profitability The peak industry body for Australian winemakers, the Winemakers' Federation of Australia (WFA) has released released an action plan to lift the profitability of Australian ...
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Blue Moon is one of CCA's new-to-Australia beers Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced its return to the Australian beer and cider market, with the launch of international and local premium beers and cider — almost all of them new to ...
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Is craft beer becoming 'mainstream' in the UK? Following the introduction in the UK of the Small Breweries' Relief Act in June 2002, there has been a boom in the number of UK breweries, and many are now moving the craft movement firmly up ...
Tags: UK breweries, craft beer, Mintel, beer market