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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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission called on egg industry participants last week to take heed of the recent Pirovic Enterprises Federal Court decision, in what appears to be a continuation of industry self-regulation. In September, the Federal Court handed down a $300,000 penalty against Pirovic after finding, by consent, that its ‘free range’ egg
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Investment company Re:Capital Australia, Hilco Capital’s Australian business, announced in October it had acquired the Broadmeadows-based confectionery manufacturer Betta Foods and formed a new holding company, The Confectionery Innovation Group Pty Ltd. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Confectionery Innovation Group will take 100% ownership of Betta Foods. Established in 1954,
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As we went to press a delivery of America’s number one yoghurt, Chobani, arrived at the office. Thanks to the good people at Chobani our staff are enjoying a tasty snack. We particularly like the 140g packs of greek yoghurt in a variety of flavours – perfect for a quick snack on the run. Thanks
Demand for healthy and better-for-you products in convenience has never been stronger. A fact demonstrated by the enormous response received to a new fruit-vending machine, FruitBar™. FruitBar’s™ Mike Evans told C&I that enquiries about Fruit Bar™ vending machines have recently “gone bananas”! FruitBar™ is in negotiations with a major Australian petrol supplier, impressed by the
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Job worries, rising unemployment and falling real wages have put retail sales on a slowing growth pattern before the expected Christmas spending pick up, while peak industry body the Australian Retailers Association remains hopeful that September figures will continue to highlight positive growth. ARA executive director Russell Zimmerman said retailers enjoyed only a small increase
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Woolworths Supermarkets’ recent announcement that they were reducing the price of their Homebrand white bread from $1 to 85c a loaf not only attracted widespread media attention, but prompted Coles and ALDI to match the price with their equivalent ‘store’s own’ white loaves. Will these ‘bread wars’ impact smaller specialist stores such as Bakers Delight?
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Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has questioned the outcomes of the Harper Competition Policy Review last week and plans to challenge the Harper Review’s proposed changes to market power laws. Cabinet Ministers are considering Mr Joyce’s agriculture competitiveness paper that considers tougher competition law changes to protect farmers from alleged misuse of market power by supermarkets
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At the BRW Best Places to Work 2014 Study awards ceremony held in Sydney on the 11 September, Mars Australia was the only food manufacturing business to be listed in the top 25, ranking twentieth in the list. The Mars Australia entry represented over 2,000 Mars Associates employed across four segments for: Mars Chocolate in
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Supermarket giant Coles was banned for three years from advertising that its bread was made or baked on the day it was sold and will have to hang signs in stores admitting that it passed off par-baked bread as freshly baked. Coles, which faces penalties of up to $3 million, was ordered by the Federal
On Thursday 18 September, Woolworths announced it had dropped the price of its Homebrand white to 85¢ per loaf. The following day Coles followed suit with its Smart Buy white bread and ALDI lowered its price on Saturday. Canberra-based Independent supermarket, Supabarn, has since entered the fray, pricing its bread at 80¢ a loaf. According
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Calls from Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett, Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson and a senior Coalition senator for a redistributed or higher/broader based goods and services tax (GST), have raised the possibility of the GST being expanded to fresh foods. And Mr Parkinson, commenting about the Tax White Paper last week, talked about the issue of
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Inappropriately shaped lollies on sale exclusively in New Zealand’s South Island have been branded offensive and recalled from shops. The confectionery included sweets shaped in the form of male genitals as well as gummy bear shapes with a penis, reports the Otago Daily Times. Dutch Rusk managing director Willem Van de Geest, of Nelson, said
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