US company Cambell’s Soup has reportedly sold iconic Australian company Arnott’s as part of Cambell’s sale of its international brands. After owning the brand for 21 years, Cambell’s had flagged selling seeing the biscuit company. The Australian Financial Review and The Australian newspapers reported that Campell’s had struck-up the deal overnight with another US company, Kohlberg Kravis […]
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The Federal Government is reportedly set to shake-up the Health Star Rating system. CHOICE, the consumer advocacy group is behind the request for the change. The ABC reported that CHOICE wants the algorithm to penalise food with ‘added sugars’ that are not naturally occurring. If the algorithm was to change, it would see some food
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Two Australian models have been left embarrassed after customers found typos on the packaging of their protein ball products.
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The free-from[1] food category is estimated to be worth $7.7 billion in Australia, generating 23 percent of foot traffic within the foodservice industry. A study on free-from foods by leading global research company, The NPD Group, has found that the main driver of growth in the category is not specifically driven by allergies or dietary
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The iconic Polly Waffle is set to make a come-back. Following South Australian confectioner Robern Menz acquiring the rights from Nestle for Violet Crumble in 2018, the company has announced the Polly Waffle is next on the to-do list. Robern Men CEO Phil Sims said despite production ceasing almost 10 years ago, the Polly Waffle
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Sunday, July 7 was World Chocolate Day, and to celebrate, Robern Menz, the owner of everyone’s favourite South Australian chocolate snack, released a brand-new variety – the Cherry flavoured FruChoc. A cult favourite, Menz FruChocs is the number one choc bite product in South Australia, and has achieved National Trust Heritage status. The combination of
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Carman’s will be exhibiting at C&I 2019. Read on to find out more about what it has to offer. What is the main business of the company? For over 25 years, Carman’s mission has been to make every day more delightful with a diverse and naturally delicious range of breakfast products and nutritious snacks. Catering
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Blocks and bars still delivering sweet profits for convenience
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National Pies will be exhibiting at C&I 2019, read on to find out more about the company and their offering.
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When Three fiercely Independent brands combine In 1968, Ron and Margaret Anderson purchased the Mobil Distribution in Warnambool which lead to them becoming an Independent Distributor and the APCO business was born – Anderson Petroleum Company (APCO). 1980 saw the opening of the very first APCO retail store and service station when Victoria’s first APCO Easy Shop store
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Mondelēz International, the parent company of Cadbury, has announced the acquisition of the majority stake in Perfect Snacks. Perfect Snacks is a nutrition bar business that offers organic, non-GMO, nut-butter based protein bars and bites. The US company is responsible for the Perfect Bar, Perfect Kids Refrigerated Snack Bars and Perfect Bites Refrigerated Protein Snacks.
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Coles is planning on refreshing its strategy for the business, aiming to restore growth, profitability and “become the most trusted retailer”. Speaking at the Coles Investor Day, CEO Steven Cain said the overall vision is to: “become the most trusted retailer in Australia and grow long-term shareholder value” and to “sustainably feed all Australians to
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To follow on from a slew of 7-Eleven exclusive products, the company has partnered with M&M’s to bring another exclusive to consumers.
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