Accredited Distributors, their suppliers, and customers converged on Etihad Stadium for Accredited’s Annual Trade Show and Cocktail Party on Friday 6 July. Returning to Etihad Stadium for a second year, excitement gathered as attendees strolled past the famous arena with its retractable roof on the way to Australia’s largest trade show. The buzz once inside […]
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Two students from Eastwood have been charged following a failed attempt to import 778kg of loose leaf tobacco. Australian Border Force officers intercepted sea cargo containing the tobacco following information they received. According to the Daily Telegraph, officers executed a warrant at the students address on 30 July. The two men were charged with contravening
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Caltex Spark, accelerated by Slingshot, showed off the hard work of their 12 chosen businesses, at Demo Day on 1 August 2018. Partnering with Caltex, the 12 Startup and Scaleup businesses took part in the inaugural Spark Accelerator 12-week program, with their innovations and new ideas. Caltex Executive GM of Convenience Retail said: “Some of
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2018 has been a year of building on our theme ‘Better Together’ throughout the SPAR Australia network. Over recent years focus has been placed on topics such as store excellence, fresh, driving sales, the spirit of partnership, the basics of retail and showing passion for your business. These topics all lay important foundations for the
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Streets has announced it is bringing a fan-favourite back, the Choc-Mint Paw Print Paddle Pop. First released in 1996, the chocolate ice cream with a mint covering was an instant hit with Australians. Street marketing manager Scott Mingl said: Paddle Pop has been loved by Aussies since it was first created in 1953. Bringing back
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Two exceptionally rare glow-in-the-dark figurines have been added to the Yowie Ranger Series – now available at Woolworths stores nation-wide. Yowie are made with 100% premium milk chocolate that is nut, gluten and GMO free. Certified by the Rain Forest Alliance, Yowie is the natural choice for the allergy and eco-conscious. There’s a surprise inside
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By Charles Watson, Workforce Guardian Criticism can be difficult to give. Over the years of advising businesses one of the most difficult things to undertake is holding a meeting with a worker to discuss poor performance. Harder still is holding a ‘show cause’ meeting that is likely to result in the termination of a worker’s employment.
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By Charles Watson, Workforce Guardian The retail industry has long been characterised by a high turnover of workers. The reasons for this are varied and not necessarily reflective of poor practices in retail workplaces. However, there are a few ideas businesses can simply and easily apply, that will have an impact on your workers and benefit
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Employers of young workers (often referred to as juniors or even minors) have some unique issues to consider.
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A joint investigation into an alleged criminal syndicate selling illicit tobacco has led to the arrest of two men. As reported by the AAP, the pair of men – one a 68-year-old from the Gold Coast, the other a 55-year-old from NSW – have each been charged with money laundering. The arrests follow an investigation
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Boscastle Pies & Pastries is the latest addition to Patties’ stable of brands.
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A look back at 30 years of C&I: part two of six (1993-97)
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Chocolate continues to lead the way in confectionery
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