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Packaged food and soft drinks purchases contribute 765 calories a day to average global consumer intake

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Consumers are increasingly looking for better-for-you and healthier products and manufacturers are paying attention with the release of products designed to address consumer concerns, and, according to Lauren Bandy, nutrition analyst at market research company Euromonitor International, “Understanding how packaged food and soft drink brands contribute to the total purchase of nutrients by category and […]

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Could food have a similar effect metabolic to exercise?

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Interest in the possible metabolic effect of beverages continues following the release of recent research by Scientists at the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences. C&I WEEK contacted Nestlé Australia for comment on our recent story “Nestlé to unlock the metabolic ‘master switch’?” and have since been provided with the following infographic which explains how an

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Australians put the squeeze on fruit juice brands

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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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Breakfast on the go – a convenience opportunity

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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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Condoms and convenience

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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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Saputo chief slams chains for “cheaper than water” milk

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With some dairy suppliers signing on to supply Coles and Woolworths private label $1.00 milk, despite growing Asia export demand for milk products, Saputo International chief executive Lino Saputo Jnr has slammed Australia’s supermarket duopoly for selling milk cheaper than water. At a Rabobank leadership dinner in Sydney, Mr Saputo said that he found the

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Coca Cola South Pacific enters coconut water category

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Coca-Cola South Pacific has entered into the coconut water category with this week’s announcement of the Australian launch of Zico. Ramona Spiteri, Zico brand manager, says “We’re excited to launch ZIico and deliver Aussies with a premium coconut water which supports hydration through various electrolytes and provides consumers with a great source of potassium and

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Less Australians buy soap brands as supermarket labels grow

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Roy Morgan Research has found that the proportion of Australians who buy soap in an average four-week period has shrunk almost 10% over the last five years, while supermarket house brands have grown to become the fourth most popular soap brand. The latest data from Roy Morgan shows that after four consecutive annual declines, just

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Some hope for convenience and impulse stores that are losing in the bread war

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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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Better milk export prices to dry up supermarket giants’ $1.00 private label milk war?

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Coles and Woolworths may have gained some dairy industry support for their $1 a litre private label milk, but major dairy processors such as Saputo (which operates Warrnambool Cheese & Butter), Bega, and Brownes are looking to increase dairy exports to Asia and gain higher prices and margins for value-added dairy products such as milk

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Beverage market gets a kick out of iced tea and breakfast drinks

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The under-50 age segment has doubled its consumption of iced tea and breakfast drinks, while the number of Australians 14+ consuming flavoured carbonated soft drinks continues to decline, according to Roy Morgan research in September. Whereas 11,347,000 people (or 71% of the population) drank at least one soft drink in any given four weeks in

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