Christmas may be over but the gifts keep coming, with news Arnott’s are releasing four new Tim Tam flavours. The Tim Tam Crafted collection, created to reflect the ‘tastes’ of Australia and New Zealand with Murray River salted caramel (featuring salt flakes from the river’s basin), Sunshine Coast strawberries and cream (incorporating the region’s strawberries), […]
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BP Australia have furthered their financial commitment to the ongoing bush fire emergency, this week pledging $500,000 to be shared between the Red Cross and Salvation Army. It comes as fires continue to ravage areas across Australia, with NSW, VIC and SA having been particularly hard hit. The donation is in addition to the $135,000
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Chocolate fans should run, not walk to get their hands on the latest chocolate release to hit Australian shelves. In a bar straight from chocolate lovers’ dreams, Cadbury have combined Caramilk – the flavour that launched a hype frenzy last year, with their Twirl bar to create the ultimate in chocolate covered, white chocolate swirled
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Augmented and virtual reality are two trends we’re likely to be seeing a lot more of, according to a global survey by research group Nielsen. The survey asked respondents to rate how busy they felt their lives were compared to two years ago and, not surprisingly the majority (64%) said they had less time and
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As the year draws to a close C&I take a look back on the stories that got you clicking in 2019. And reflecting Australia’s insatiable appetite for sweet treats, two of the biggest stories of the year were chocolate related. Taking out the top spot was Arnott’s release in April of chocolate blocks featuring its
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Australia’s favourite premium retail brands have been revealed – and it’s a mixed bag. Research group Roy Morgan conducted a national survey of high spending premium customers to determine where they’re choosing to spend their money, analysing the findings to determine the top 10 brands. And it seems the high-spenders are adding a touch of
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When it comes to our daily cup of Joe, it seems Australians are quickly moving beyond the humble full-cream latte to embrace non-dairy, going cashless and ditching disposable for keep cups. Square Australia’s 2019 coffee report shows Australia’s coffee culture is still thriving – but it’s quickly evolving. Traditional orders remained the overall picks, with
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Coca-Cola Amatil has announced group chief financial officer Martyn Roberts will depart the company. Announcing the move yesterday, Amatil said Mr Roberts had resigned to take up a position at an ASX listed health focussed company. He will remain with the company to present the FY2019 results and depart in early 2020. Mr Roberts joined
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Property investment and funds management company Charter Hall have announced plans to acquire a 49% stake in BP Australia retail sites. The $840 million deal will see the company take a managed partnership in the $1.7 billion portfolio of 225 long weighted average lease expiry (WALE) convenience retail properties currently leased to BP Australia. The
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It’s gold by name and now gold by accolade as Nestle’s KitKat Gold Choc Whirl takes out C&I’s Choice of the Year award. It’s a fitting win for the confection, which Nestle launched with an impressive pop-up installation that allowed customers to take one of the more than 8,000 bars from an edible wall to
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It’s official, Viva Energy Australia are now the complete owners of Liberty Oil’s wholesale business. The acquisition of the remaining 50% was approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in October. Viva have said the sale will allow them to extend further support to regional communities and see the company, an an entity
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Smith’s is set to launch its first-ever sweet flavour with its new, limited edition Lamington potato chip this summer. This latest innovation joins a long line of unique potato chip flavours from Smith’s including consumer favourites Smith’s Garlic Bread and Smith’s Peking Duck, and who could forget past classics Smith’s Tomato Sauce and Smith’s Gravy.
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Coles has unveiled a brand-new concept with the opening of the new Coles Local in St Kilda, Victoria. The new store which further challenges the convenience sector due to its small format, features a “living herb wall”, the largest range of vegan and vegetarian products in the country, a pick-and-mix bar just for dogs, a pineapple
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