In 2015, Australia’s imports & exports volume was USD 388.59 billion, down 16.9% by year according to Australian Bureau of Statistics. The exports volume was USD 188.41 billion, down 21.5% and imports volume was USD 200.18 billion, ...
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Orora is planning to invest $42m in additional glass bottle forming lines at its Gawler, South Australia, glass plant. In addition, Orora is assessing a potential investment of a further $10 - $15 million in an automated warehouse at ...
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The Australian Federal Government's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) is allowing China's Moon Lake Investments to acquire Australia's largest dairy producer, Van Diemen's Land Company (VDL). The purchase price is AUD$280 million for ...
Mars chocolates manufactured in Australia has not been impacted by a global recall impacting 55 countries. Chocolates manufactured in Mars’ Netherland production facility have today been recalled after a small piece of red plastic ...
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The Australian treasury has given its approval to the sale of the country's largest dairy farm Tasmanian Land Company (TLC) including Van Diemen's Land Company (VDL), to Chinese billionaire Lu Xianfeng's Australian arm Moon Lake Investments ...
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A law forcing tobacco companies to wrap their cigarettes in plain packaging could be in force in New Zealand by the end of 2016. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has confirmed a bill, which is on pause, would be resumed. He expected ...
Australian agrifood company TasFoods is planning to acquire North West Tasmanian chicken producer Nichols Poultry for A$12.55m ($8.98m). Under the acquisition terms, TasFoods would purchase Nichols' poultry processing facility, 91 ...
Grinders Coffee has started using electronic colour sorting technology which ensures only whole beans are packed in every bag. The V400 Electronic Colour Sorter will work with the coffee company's existing quality management processes to ...
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A diet and exercise program based around low-carbohydrate, high protein eating can be highly effective in helping to control Type 2 diabetes according to researchers from the CSIRO and South Australian universities. The result of a two ...
Coopers Brewery is adding Danish beer Carlsberg Mid 3.5% to its portfolio. The beer will be brewed at Coopers’ Regency Park factory in South Australia and is planned to be sold nation-wide by March. Coopers National Sales and ...
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The A2 Milk Company today posted a record net profit of NZ$10.1 million (AUD$9.34 million) for the six months ended the 31 December 2015. The dairy producer which specialises in products made from milk that contains the A2 protein only ...
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An Australian farmer has struck purple gold selling beetroot juice to a Dubai prince looking for a secret weapon to feed his racing horses. Speaking to The Weekly Times about his lucky turn of events, Victorian farmer Sean Croft said he ...
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Infant formula sales have grown by 30 per cent in the past year according to Dairy Australia’s new Situation and Outlook report released today. The growth in formula sales is the highlight of the report which otherwise reflects an ...
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A Doritos advertisement created by an Australian is the most shared advertisement of the 2016 Super Bowl commercials. Ranked by US measurement agency Unruly, the advertisement reached number one by appealing to America’s humour and ...
Singapore food and beverage company Fraser and Neave has expressed interest in acquiring South Africa's SABMiller's Peroni and Grolsch beer brands in Europe. The expression of interest is occurring whilst beverage giant Anheuser-Busch ...