New Head of Safety for Frucor Suntory
Frucor Suntory has appointed Joanne Van Den Berg as its new Head of Safety and Wellbeing.
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Petrol prices fell to two-decade low in June quarter, according to ACCC
Petrol prices fell to their lowest level in more than two decades for the June quarter, as pandemic restrictions hit the industry hard.
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Woolworths profits down, despite panic buying
Panic buying wasn’t enough to lift Woolworths profits, with the retailer reporting a decline for FY20.
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Jeff Rogut to step down as AACS CEO in November
Jeff Rogut will retire from leading the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores after close to a decade as CEO.
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Frucor Suntory appoints new CEO
Frucor Suntory have announced Darren Fullerton as the new CEO of the Australian and New Zealand business arm. It’s a return to beverage lines for Mr Fullerton, who spent 18 years with PepsiCo, including as CEO of PepsiCo Australia and New Zealand. Frucor Suntory’s brands include V, h2go, Just Juice and Amplify kombucha, among others.
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Face Time: meet John Paul Drake
This year marks 30 years of official employment at Drakes for me. But I guess I’ve spent my whole life in the business. It started with me in the car with dad (Drakes founder Roger Drake), driving around from store to store from the time I could walk. And then later, on the way to
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Home delivery, outback style: roadhouse flies in pizza and beer
It’s hard enough being on lockdown in the middle of a major city, let alone in the isolation of the Australian outback. When you’re hours from anywhere there’s little chance of ordering grocery deliveries – let alone an Uber Eats order. Luckily, struck with a little ingenuity and access to a light plane, one Outback
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How small businesses hit by Covid-19 can access support
As lockdown measures are expanded across Australia in response to Covid-19, an increasing number of businesses are finding themselves affected by the economic fall out. The government has announced a stimulus package aimed at keeping people in jobs and helping small and medium sized businesses through the challenging months ahead, including the second stage outlined
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Not business as usual: how the industry is adapting to changing conditions
As the flow on affects from the spread of Covid-19 continue to have an unprecedented impact across industries, businesses are having to rapidly adapt to the evolving situation. The current climate is especially tumultuous for service based sectors, including convenience, hospitality and retail. Internationally, the crisis has sparked lock-downs across the globe, forcing many European
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Government stimulus package to help small business through Covid-19 hit
The federal government has this morning unveiled its stimulus package, in an attempt to keep Australia out of a recession as COVID-19 cases continue to increase. The $17.6 billion package, worth just over 1% of Australia’s total GDP, will be rolled out over the next three years, $11 billion of which will be released by
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New president for Mondelez
Mondelez International have appointed Darren O’Brien as the new president of the Australian, New Zealand and Japanese business unit. He replaces Amanda Banfield, who is leaving the company after 30 years to take up the role of CEO of Nandos, Australia/New Zealand. Mr O’Brien, who has held executive positions in the company since 2008, is
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Caltex announce interim CEO
Caltex have announced Matthew Halliday has been appointed interim CEO, to replace Julain Segal, as they negotiate rival takeover bids. Mr Segal, who announced he would be retiring in August last year, will leave the company on March 2. Mr Halliday is currently chief financial officer at Caltex and his CFO position will be helmed
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BP’s ambitious energy target
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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