On 23 February 2016, Wesfarmers announced a restructuring of Kmart and Target into a single Department Store division, led by Guy Russo as chief executive officer and Marina Joanou as finance director. On 24 March 2016, it was brought to ...
Tags: Wesfarmers, Kmart, Target, Guy Russo, Marina Joanous
A former executive at Kellogg's Australia has claimed in an article appearing in Fairfax's Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers that the supermarket majors Woolworths and Coles could be using supplier information to help develop ...
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Senior leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have called for "rock-solid will and resolve" to ensure the success of the Party's clean governance and anti-corruption campaign. They also agreed that the sixth plenary session of the ...
Tags: CPC, Corruption
On October 4, 2015, Ministers of the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries announced conclusion of their negotiations. The summary of the TPP Agreement is as follows: Disclaimer: The Following Summary of the Trans-Pacific ...
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The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) met in Hobart today and considered a range of food regulation matters. The Forum comprises all Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for food ...
Tags: food regulation, food safety
The Food and Grocery Code of Conduct came into effect 16 June 2015 with Woolworths and Aldi the first major players to sign on. Aldi had previously announced in March this year that it would sign on. Woolworths announced on 6 June ...
New Zealands tightens marketing restrictions for infant formula The New Zealand government’s Commerce Commission has authorised the Infant Nutrition Council’s (INC) new Code of Practice incorporating restrictions on ...
As of 1 April 2015, Oeko-Tex has revised requirements applicable for the certification of environmentally friendly and socially responsible production facilities in accordance with STeP by Oeko-Tex. “In the future, production sites ...
Tags: PFOA, Oeko-Tex Association, Textile
Representatives of nine top Myanmar based apparel factories went to Paris and Berlin last month in order to get a better understanding of European markets and European buyers’ requirements. “The participants were able to gain ...
Global dairy company and co-operative Arla is planning to increase its business in sub-Saharan Africa over the next two years, through sales of powdered milk and UHT milk. The company intends to increase its annual revenues of around ...
Tags: powdered milk, UHT milk, Agriculture
The new Australian Franchising Code of Conduct has come into effect, as of 1 January 2015. From 1 January 2015, the previous Franchising Code was repealed and replaced with a new Code which will applies to all franchise systems operating ...
Australian supermarket giant Coles has said it will immediately introduce an independently-run six-monthly training program for all its buyers on best practice commercial dealings. The announcement comes after Coles admitted it had ...
The ACCC and supermarket group Coles have settled both cases of unconscionable conduct aimed at the company. Coles has admitted that it engaged in unconscionable conduct against a number of suppliers in 2011. The ACCC is now seeking ...
Tags: grocery suppliers, food, suppliers, Packaging
Cotton production in Zambia, a land-locked country in South Africa, has reduced in 2013-2014 farming season to 95,000 tonnes from 102,000 tonnes in the 2012-2013 season, Zambia Daily Mail reported. During 2013-2014 farming season, the ...
Tags: Cotton production, Cotton Ginners
In welcoming industry efforts to develop a code of conduct to address unfair practices in the grocery sector, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called for issues around enforceability and coverage to be addressed before ...
Tags: grocery sector, Service