Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic teams are set for an even sweeter games this year, with Cadbury signing on as partner for Tokyo 2020. It will be the third time Cadbury has been the official chocolate partner for the Olympics team and the second for the Paralympics team. The chocolate brand will ramp up celebrations from […]
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Caltex have agreed to allow Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD) to undertake ‘due diligence’ as it weighs up the Canadian giant’s final takeover bid. C&I reported last week ATD had placed a final bid of $8.8 billion. The latest move, reported by Reuters, was outlined in a statement from the board to shareholders yesterday stating it was
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Coles are the latest company to find themselves embroiled in an underpayment scandal. The supermarket giant was found to have underpaid both supermarket and liquor (salaried) managers by up to $20 million over a six year period. The error was announced in the retailer’s 2020 half-yearly results, released this morning, in which they stated their
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The proposed $15 billion merger of Vodafone and TPG has been given the green light by the Federal Court, stating they did not consider it would lessen competition. Vodafone welcomed the decision, with VHA chief executive officer Iñaki Berroeta saying it would allow for ‘greater investment’ in 5G and other next generation networks. “It’s been
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There’s even more chances to fix your late night snack cravings or save tomorrow’s breakfast – and you don’t even have to leave the couch. BP Australia have expanded their Couchfood home delivery service to 120 stores after partnering with Deliveroo. Launched last year (initially available through UberEats), the on-demand service allows customers to order
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Shell are the latest fuel giant to look to greener energy sources, announcing plans to build an industrial-scale solar farm in central Queensland. The farm, near Wandoan in the Western Downs Region, will have feature 400,000 photovoltaic panels with the capacity to generate 120Mw of solar power. It’s expected to be up and running by
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BP Australia have set an ambitious energy target, pledging to become a net zero company within 30 years. The company, who have also committed to more transparency, have stated their annual global greenhouse gas emissions at 55 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MteCO2e) and the oil and gas carbon as 360 MteCO2e. Among the measures
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An urgent recall has been issued for Dairy Farmers 1L and 3L Full Cream milk in NSW amid fears they could be contaminated with E-Coli. The products affected include 1L bottles with a use by date of February 25 and 3L bottles with a use by date of February 24. Both products have been available
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Canadian conglomerate Couche-Tard have put forward their final bid for Caltex. Caltex confirmed this morning they had received the revised bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD) to acquire all shares at a price of A$35.25 per share (less dividends). The deal is estimated to be worth $8.8 billion. The higher bid follows Caltex sharing non-public information
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Another illegal tobacco operation has been shut down. Officers from NSW Police and Australian Taxation Office discovered the 10.3 tonne haul near Goulburn last week. The operation included a hothouse and three kilns on site – one which was in the process of drying tobacco during the search, as well as four acres of tobacco
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The UK has pledged to ban the sale of all petrol, diesel and hybrid cars within 15 years – five years ahead of their initial 2040 deadline. The shorter timeline was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the launch for the 2020 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), to be held in November. And
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The first Superspar store is now open on the Gold Coast. Spar Australia officially opened the larger format store – known in Europe as Eurospar, in Crestwood Plaze, Molendinar earlier this year. The larger format store is catered towards families and features both an expanded range of stock across fresh food, groceries, non-foods and also
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Coles have signed on as a premier partner and ‘official supermarket’ of the AFL and AFLW in a five-year deal. It will see the supermarket giant’s logo feature on the prestigious centre circle spot throughout the upcoming season. Coles will also support the highly anticipated State of Original Bush fire Appeal Victoria v All-Stars match
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