US food giant Kraft Heinz are taking their battle with Bega over the use of the yellow trade dress for peanut butter jars to the High Court. The stoush began in 2017 when Bega acquired Mondelez Australia, then a subsidiary of Kraft, obtaining the peanut butter business and assets in the sale. However, Kraft continued […]
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Red Kangaroo Beverages has launched into the trend-setting South Korean market. Partnering with billion dollar manufacturing and distribution leader Binggrae, the company has today officially launched their Kanguru energy drink into 24,000 stores. More than 300,000 250ml cans will be distributed to convenience stores within the next three weeks, including South Korea’s top three chains
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APN Convenience Retail REIT (AQR) has acquired two regional Coles Express stores. The Gatton, QLD and Inverell, NSW stores were purchased for $5.1 million each. Both stores had been built within the last five years (2015 and 2016 respectively) and have been leased by Coles with a combined weighted average lease expiry of 8.3 years.
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Australia, the power is in your hands when it comes to the next Tim Tam flavour. Faced with the near-impossible decision of choosing between two delectable flavours, Arnott’s have taken the choice to the polls. Fans of the iconic biscuit can help the biscuit brand choose between the two equally delicious sounding flavours by casting
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Coca-Cola Amatil has revealed the toll COVID-19 restrictions have had on sales. Providing a business update for April and the first three weeks of May, CCA said the effect of lockdown measures across the peak trade periods of Easter, ANZAC Day and Ramadan festivities resulted in a 33% decline in the volume of non-alcoholic, ready
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The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores has warned tobacco ‘tax hikes’ are behind the rise in illegal trade. Issuing a statement yesterday, AACS CEO Jeff Rogut said the price discrepancy between legal and black market products was making the latter more incentive to consumers. Citing the latest Illicit Tobacco in Australia report (complied by KPMG),
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The ACCC is urging milk processors and dairy farmers to review their obligations under the Dairy Code. Under the code, which came into effect in January this year, dairy processors are required to publish standard form milk supply agreements to their websites by June 1. Co-ops, retailers and brokers who buy milk directly from farmers
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The combination of financial stress and the uncertainty of COVID-19 has seen a significant increase in the number of crisis calls to suicide prevention services. Australia’s largest service, Lifeline, has reported receiving 3,000 calls per day during the crisis – that’s one call every 30 seconds. Which is why confectionery manufacturing company Mars Wrigley has donated
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Viva Energy has announced they will acquire Westside Petroleum in full. VEA acquired an initial 50% non-controlling interest in the petrol retailer in August 2018 and, following a successful expansion of Westside’s retail businesses, will proceed with acquiring the remaining shares. Westside Petroleum operates a network of 50 service stations across New South Wales,
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Retail turnover took a sharp dive last month, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Turnover was down 17.9% in April, making it the strongest seasonally adjusted fall recorded in the ABS’s Retail Trade survey. It had fallen 9.4% when compared to April last year. The record low follows a record
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IGA has today launched a national grocery delivery service in IGA Shop. While some independent family owned stores already offer delivery services, this is the first national platform for the retailer and follows the success of their Priority Shop service introduced during COVID-19. The retailer has said hundreds of its stores throughout Australia will offer
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Coles has unveiled the first of its Coles Local format supermarkets in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Rose Bay. The store is an up-market, hyper-local store with features such as self-serve coffee, an orange juice station, a Japanese mochi ice cream parlour and a pick-and-mix bar for dogs. Coles CEO Steven Cain said it had
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A juice sold in ALDI stores has been recalled on fears it may contain a microbial contamination. The PICK’D Cloudy Apply Juice 2L varieties may contain mycotoxin (patulin), which can cause illness is consumed. Products affected include the used by dates of: 22 and 29 May; 17 June; 7, 15, 27 and 30 July; 7
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