The company has thrown its support behind charity Alex Makes Meals, who prepare and deliver nutritious meals to medical staff and those facing food insecurity.
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IRI Australia have painted a dire picture of the economic impact of COVID-19 on the Australian economy. According to their COVID-19: Impact on the Australian FMCG Landscape report, the virus has shaken consumer confidence. The research company said global economic growth was already at a significant low of just 2.1% – the lowest level
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McCain Foods has pledged to donate a quarter of a million meals to food relief organisations across Australia and NZ to support communities through the COVID-19 crisis. Food relief organisations have seen a recent surge in requests for help as the economic impact of the global pandemic begins to take a toll on families. The
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COVID-19 has handed Coles and Woolworths a stellar third quarter. The panic buying that left supermarket shelves bare has had an upside for both grocery rivals. Coles saw sales revenue rise 12.9% overall, up by $9.2 billion compared to this time last year. Their grocery sales were particularly positive, with an increase of 13.1% to
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If you’ve been to a local supermarket lately, you’ll know isolation has sent many of us into a baking frenzy. Flour has been hot stock, as has sugar and yeast and social media is flooded with photos of home baked bread, cakes and pies. And in perfect timing to make the most of those brushed
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PepsiCo Australia has today announced it will donate $480,000 to food charity Foodbank Australia to help those financially impacted by COVID-19. It forms part of their (AUD) $72 million in global donations to provide assistance to help vulnerable communities through the crisis and will be made through their The PepsiCo Foundation and will help Foodbank
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The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has struck a deal to slash global oil production by 10 per cent, as it graples with the sharp and sudden drop in global fuel demand amid COVID-19. It’s the largest single reduction in oil production in the organisation’s history, driven by the close to 30
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The start of 2020 has seen us face unprecedented times with bushfires and now COVID-19, however despite these challenges, Flexikitch are determined to support their customers as they adapt to the ever-changing business environment. After years of owning hospitality businesses, Alex Aldis and Meaghan Montgomery founded Flexikitch in 2013 and decided to create a product
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The Federal Government has extended a lifeline to retail businesses struggling under the restrictions and challenges posed by Covid-19. Announcing details of their Commercial Tenancy Code this week, which will need to be legislated and regulated within each state and territory, landlords will be required to talk through lease arrangements with tenants who fit
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Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser are two of the latest companies to step up and pitch in to help during the Covid-19 crisis. As businesses feel the pinch from significant government trading restrictions aimed at reducing the spread of the deadly pandemic and vulnerable Australians face product shortages due to panic buying, the two consumer goods
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As businesses adapt to the evolving government restrictions amid the spread of Covid-19, one major fast food chain has taken an innovative approach to drawing in customers. After the federal government placed a ban on all in-restaurant dining, McDonald’s was reduced to take-away, drive-through and home delivery of its range of burgers, sides and McCafe
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Businesses will soon be able to offer their staff a wage subsidy of $1,500 per fortnight during the Covid-19 crisis. The $130 billion JobKeeper payment was announced yesterday as part of the federal government’s third stimulus package and will be available to businesses who have been significantly financially disadvantaged due to the virus. However, while
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Nestlé Australia will donate $250,000 of product each week for the next two months to help vulnerable Australians through the Covid-19 crisis. The $2 million dollar commitment will be made through the company’s partnership with Foodbank and will include coffee, cereals, meal bases and pet food and will go to supporting those facing hardship during
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