Field Sales & Merchandising industry icon Mr Bruno Maurel, Executive Chairman of Creative Activation Network, is delighted to announce that Superior Sales Force (SSF) is now part of the Creative Activation Group. This move will enable the future growth of SSF, built on years of history, know-how and frameworks established as the lead field sales […]
Superior Sales Force now more Creative Read More »
Two new stores have joined the SPAR family in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, launching over the weekend to the communities of Woombye and Palmwoods with a huge public event.
SPAR grows on the Sunshine Coast Read More »
The Federal Court has ordered three online e-cigarette retailers to pay penalties for breaching the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
Companies to pay penalties on E-cigarettes Read More »
Australia’s largest milk processor Murray Goulburn is set to axe 360 jobs when it closes three of its factories. The announcement comes just days after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleged that the company had misled dairy farmers. The ACCC said that from June 2015 until February 2016 that Murray Goulburn misled farmers
Murray Goulburn to close factories Read More »
Australia’s largest milk processor has made misleading representations in contravention of the Australian Consumer Law according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). It was alleged that Murray Goulburn Cooperative Co. Limited (Murray Goulburn), along with former managing director Gary Helou and former chief financial officer Bradley Hingle are engaged in unconscionable conduct by
Allegations made against Australia’s largest milk processor Read More »
Slurpee Australia has won the Shorty Award in the Food and Beverage Category for its social media campaign ‘Thrills, No Spills’. The award was announced at the international Shorty Awards in New York, on April 23rd. The campaign focused on driving up sales of the Slurpee Sports Bottle, during the colder part of the year
Slurpee Australia wins international Shorty Award Read More »
Wellness and healthy eating may be in vogue, but more Australians than ever are regularly eating chocolate, according to the results of a new Roy Morgan survey.
Australian chocolate habits on the rise Read More »
A decommissioned bitumen facility was been re-opened last week after it was purchased by Puma Energy. Originally decommissioned by BP, Puma purchased the facility in 2015 and has been restoring and refurbishing it ever since. The Altona Bitumen Manufacturing Facility quickly began full production of the delivery of OLEXOBIT Polymer Modified Bitumen range back onto
Decommissioned facility re-opened by Puma Energy Read More »
Levels of obesity have risen steeply in Australia despite some evidence that sugar intakes have declined. A study published by the American Society for Nutrition investigated recent trends in the availability of sugars and sweeteners across multiple independent data sources. The study titled ‘Declining consumption of added sugars and sugar-sweetened beverages in Australia: a challenge
Declining sugar intake but increasing waistlines Read More »
Reckitt Benckiser has been ordered to pay up to $6 million after losing a High Court appeal. The Federal Court handed down a $1.7 million fine early in 2016, however it was increased on appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). In that appeal, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said it was “disappointing a
RB to pay up $6,000,000 over Nurofen Read More »
The retail industry has shifted in the last 20 years; moreover, there have been significant innovations and technological advancements in the last few years alone, such as tap-and-go payments and online banking. In the convenience and impulse industry, convenience stores can often lack support from big brands and the funds to support the technological growth
How can C-stores meet the new digitised economy? Read More »
The convenience industry still holds 6.8% of bread sales in Australia, despite years of decline.
Convenience still holds a slice of the bread market Read More »
Although it wouldn’t be considered revolutionary anywhere else in the world, the legalisation of hemp seed as a food here in Australia could be a major game changer.
Hemp seeds to be approved as food in Australia Read More »
