Biscuit producer Arnott's has lodged Federal Court action against ice cream manufacturer Streets, owned by Unilever, in an attempt to block the sale of its mint slice ice cream. The two companies had previously engaged in deals to ...
Lenard’s Chicken has kicked off its expansion plans, opening eight new redesigned stores across Australia. The stores are the first in a plan to open a further 10 by the end of the 2016 calendar year. Lenard’s says it is ...
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McDonald’s global turnaround is coming to fruition. The global re-vitalisation is being driven by the new management headquartered in Chicago. There are numerous lessons that can be learnt on how big companies can successfully ...
Pepsi in the US has decided to re-introduce aspartame sweetened soft drink after axing it a year ago. In August 2015, Pepsi Co US decided to remove the artificial sweetener from its diet Pepsi beverages after it said consumers wanted the ...
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A J.Walter Thompson Intelligence (JWTI) report on the Summer Fancy Food Show, North America’s largest speciality food and beverage event held annually in New York, shows a mix of new and retro in the latest in food trends. Protein ...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated legal proceedings against Heinz over nutritional claims made on its Little Kids Shredz infant food range. Little Shredz have been sold in major Australian ...
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The A2 Milk Company is suing beverage company, Lion, for using the statement, “naturally contains A2 protein”. The A2 Milk Company markets its milk and dairy products based on the fact it only contains the A2 milk protein, ...
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Cold beer usually goes hand-and-hand with summer but at least 38.1 per cent of Australians continue to drink beer every month no matter the weather, says new data from Roy Morgan Research. Three-quarters of these beer drinkers are men, ...
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New data from IBISWorld shows the Australian egg farming industry is expected to generate AUD $759.6 million in revenue in 2015-16. According to IBISWorld, in the five years leading up to 2015-16, Australia’s free range egg ...
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Coles and Woolies are locked in a battle for share of the customers wallets and throats that becomes more complicated every day. The competitive landscape has changed. The old model of them against each other and independent wholesaler ...
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China is introducing a new tax which will impact Australian food companies that rely on selling their products online. Details of the tax are not yet clear however it is expected that online purchases from outside of China will be ...
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Woolworths supermarket group is saying goodbye to its Homebrand private label range and replacing it with another of its private label brand. Homebrand was established by Woolworths in 1983 and developed an early reputation for ...
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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Easter is now just around the corner. For readers still looking to purchase chocolate and confectionery Australian Food News has compiled the following amongst the 2016 Easter offerings. Bunnies out, Bilbies in this Easter Australian ...
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Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has today announced that the ‘effects test’ will be introduced into the Australian Competition and Consumer Act. Introducing the test will change Section 46 of the Competition and ...
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