Packaged fruit juice consumption in Australia is falling according to Roy Morgan Research. More than 1.5 million fewer Australians aged 14 years and over are drinking packaged fruit juice in an average week compared with 2010. The number of Australians drinking juice in an average week has fallen four years in a row, from 8.6 […]
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The Independent Grocers of Australia, IGA, has launched its new Christmas campaign titled, ‘Christmas Made Easy’. The new campaign will play on themes of ease and inspiration, and positions IGA as the easy go-to destination for entertaining throughout the festive season. With the understanding that the summer is full of exciting and often spontaneous social
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IGA was recently praised for its in-store service and for making it easier for customers to shop local after being voted as the number one for the fastest all-round service in A Current Affair hidden camera investigation. The investigation highlighted its recent Price Match initiative and continued commitment to delivering retail excellence in all of
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Big business group the Australian Industry Group has backed a review of overtime and holiday pay and conditions, while the Australian Retailers Association said it is more focused on Sunday penalty rates that are impacting on small retailer’s viability. According to a story in The Age newspaper this week, big business is pushing for modern-award
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A Galaxy Research survey conducted in October 2013, has revealed new trends around breakfast consumption in Australia. The research, conducted among a total national representative sample of 1001 Australians aged 18-64 years, as well as Newspoll Research survey conducted in March 2012 among a national representative sample of 1207 Australians aged 18 years and over,
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Despite some ups and downs in recent years, ice cream remains a staple on many Australian grocery lists, with 73% of Aussie grocery consumers purchasing a tub or carton of ice cream at least once in the last 12 months, Roy Morgan Research said. While the proportion of grocery buyers who purchase ice cream tubs/cartons
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New Zealand ‘no frills’ independent supermarket Pak’nSave has won the 2014 battle to be New Zealand’s cheapest, edging out Woolworths’ Countdown to be crowned the country’s cheapest supermarket in Consumer NZ’s annual survey of supermarket prices. Consumer NZ Chief executive Sue Chetwin said Pak’nSave had the lowest prices in all seven main centres surveyed. It
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The New York Daily News has reported that PepsiCo have been testing a “Dorito-inspired” flavour at colleges and universities. A PepsiCo representative told the Daily News, “We are always testing out new flavors of Mountain Dew, and giving our fans a voice in helping decide on the next new product has always been important to
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Further to last week’s report in C&I WEEK, we have just received the results of the Melbourne Kleenex Cottonelle’s experiential stand, which was erected in Melbourne’s Federation Square and offered passers-by the opportunity to test Kleenex Cottonelle Flushable Cleansing Cloths for themselves and experience an elevated standard of clean. • Across two days of activity in
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Hospitality, food and household goods retailers are tipped for a Christmas shopping boost, while ABS Retail Trade figures for September 2014 show that Australian retail turnover rose 1.2% seasonally adjusted, following an August rise of 0.1%, while the trend estimate was steady at 0.3% and retail turnover volume up 1.0% for September. The Australian Retailers
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The Australian Study of Health and Relationships (ASHR) is conducted once a decade, and provides a snapshot of the sexual health and well-being of the Australian population and provides information essential for the development of policy and the delivery of sexual and reproductive health programs across Australia. The second Australian Study of Health and Relationships
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In an ASX Announcement this week Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) reported that the organisation has made solid progress in developing and implementing a range of initiatives to stabilize earnings and return to growth. Having announced targeted savings of $100 million in August, the company has now finalized plans to restructure. CCA Group Managing Director, Alison Watkins
Setting the record straight in an unusual move, Coca-Cola South Pacific last Thursday confirmed the anticipated April 2015 launch of Coca-Cola Life into the Australian and New Zealand markets, ending a spate of speculation in consumer and trade press. With different formulations available in overseas markets, Coca-Cola Life had been variously reported as having between
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