New Zealand-based dairy cooperative Fonterra will sell its 50% stake in DairiConcepts to US-based cooperative Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) for NZD$196m ($126.7m) . DairiConcepts is the joint venture between Fonterra and DFA. Under ...
Melbourne-based company Frank Green Pty Ltd has launched a ‘SmartBottle’ which allows customers to pay for beverages through an embedded microchip in the bottle. It is also marketed as an environmentally friendly alternative to ...
Tags: Smartbottle, coffee
The release of a government report showing the cost of congestion in Australia will balloon by billions of dollars over the coming years serves as a timely reminder to governments to give equal consideration to the movement of freight as is ...
Tags: passenger vehicles, heavy vehicles, logistics industry
Coca-Cola South Pacific has re-launched its Appletiser range of sparkling juice with a big marketing campaign that connects Appletiser with celebrations of Christmas and the Australian holiday period. The Coca-Cola Company acquired ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, non-alcoholic drink, grape juice
The United Nations have declared 2016 to be the Year of Pulses or as Australians refer to them, legumes. Australia is amongst 40 countries participating in the initiative which will launch globally on 6 January 2016. Australia’s ...
Australian business magnate Gina Rinehart has purchased Glencoe Station in New South Wales for $30m, to expand her Wagyu beef operation. The Station, which is a 10,000 hectare property in north of Dubbo, is situated 20km away from the ...
Tags: Gina Rinehart, beef, angus herd
British electronica trio Years and Years are touring summer festivals and venues with an ingenious bespoke LED strip screen mapped by an Avolites Ai Infinity EX8 server. The concept for the LED screen was the idea of Years and Years ...
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Fifty-year-old bakery brand Tip Top has had a makeover, and its brand design agency says it's the best thing since sliced bread. Saltmine Design Group was commissioned to overhaul the Tip Top masterbrand identity and product packaging to ...
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New Zealand's Anchor Cream has reached the Aussie market, with packaging designed to stand out on-shelf. Specifically targeting foodies and home chefs, the range has markers on the side of the bottle to ensure precise pouring and easy ...
Tags: Screw-top lids, matte labels, Anchor, Cream
Streets has dramatically dropped the price of its individually sold Cornetto ice creams to just AUD$2.00. The Cornetto had a previously recommended retail price of AUD$3.30. Along with the introduction of the new price, Streets is ...
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Lucky Nuts has launched a new cashew meal product in Australia. Made of grounded cashews, the meal is a flour alternative, similar to almond meal. Lucky Nuts says the cashew meal can be used in wheat-free baking and as an substitute to ...
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Dan Murphy is blitzing its competition with a new study from Roy Morgan Research revealing 1.2 million Australians visit the store each week. Once in a Dan Murphy’s store shoppers are not just spending their loose change either. Roy ...
Tags: Liquor, alcohol market, Wine
Australian fresh bean exports have hit a record high says vegetable industry representative body AUSVEG. Australia’s fresh bean exports are valued at over 40 times the size of its frozen bean export market. “The export ...
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Beef might be off the Christmas menu for many Australians this year with prices continuing to rise dramatically. Over the past year, Australian domestic beef prices have more than doubled with drought hitting Australian farms hard. Yet, ...
Tags: Beef, Meat Prices, Lamb, Bacon
It was a full house for the Packaging Council of Australia's Australian Packaging Design Awards presentation in Melbourne on 12 November. Brand owners, pack designers and packaging suppliers involved in the design projects selected as ...
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