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Violet Crumble celebrates anniversary

Robern Menz launches Violet Crumble DARK

Following its acquisition of the iconic Aussie Violet Crumble chocolate bar last year, family-owned confectioner Robern Menz has launched a new take on the bar – Violet Crumble DARK. Capitalising on the growing popularity of dark chocolate variations, the new bar is the first to pair a cocoa-rich choc coating with honeycomb. The South Australian-based […]

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Yowie

Yowie chocolate maker takes $741k hit to bottom line

Yowie has been forced to suffer a $741,000 hit to its bottom line after its board discovered its assets were incorrectly valued. The Aussie chocolate maker’s assets were found to be worth more than its $A16.9 million market capitalisation. Updating investors in a post to the ASX this morning, Yowie’s non-executive chairman Louis Carroll said

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Allens 25% less sugar

Allen’s unveils new 25% less sugar range

Confectionery brand Allen’s has launched a new 25% less sugar range, to tap into the burgeoning ‘better for you’ market. The Allen’s 25% Less Sugar range has been designed to satisfy Australian consumers’ soaring demand for more natural ingredients. The two packs have been carefully crafted using all-natural flavours, and without artificial colours or sweeteners. Nestlé

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Finish Water Waste

Finish Australia’s water-saving campaign

Finish Australia launched its national water-saving campaign, #FinishWaterWaste, in partnership with Rural Aid and National Geographic at the spectacular Bondi Icebergs in Sydney this morning. The awesome activation featured the Bondi Icebergs swimming pool converted into Australia’s largest kitchen sink, with the iconic Bondi Beach in the distance. The campaign aims to drive awareness of

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SodaStream

SodaStream playing its part in the sustainability space

SodaStream launched its world-first Virtual Reality (VR) experience called ‘Ocean of the Future’ in Sydney last night to raise awareness of single-use plastic waste in our oceans. SodaStream’s Chairman, Daniel Birnbaum (far left), who is visiting Australia for the global launch of the campaign, said he hoped the VR experience will inspire Australians to make

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Pat & Stick’s expands into creating cookie chips

Pat and Stick’s Homemade Ice Cream has expanded its product portfolio with a range of packaged cookie chips, including a new Vegan option. According to Stick from Pat and Stick’s, the new cookies are produced within the company’s manufacturing facility in Sydney utilising the dedicated baking line that makes the cookies for the company’s well-known

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Retailing in 2040: smart bots and experience hubs to dominate

In just a few decades smart bots and experience hubs will redefine the customer experience, according to a new report predicting the state of retail in 2040. A new report from Euromonitor forecasting the online retail landscape in two decades’ time has imagined a world in which technology is ubiquitous and personalization and data power

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US retail expert urges the industry to stay ahead of the game

Retail Expert and Analyst, Frank Beard, offered some fascinating insights into the convenience industry at this year’s AACS Convenience Leaders Summit. As of 2019, there are 153,237 convenience stores across the United States: 93% of Americans live within 10 minutes of a fuel and convenience store and the industry has seen 16 years of record

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