Fanta has launched a major new marketing campaign in Australia for Halloween marking the first time the brand has leveraged the hugely popular video sharing platform Tik-Tok. The Fanta Halloween campaign has also been created and produced entirely in Australia – the first time for the global brand in more than a decade. The local […]
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Cult ice cream brand, Halo Top, has announced three of its flavoured has expanded its distribution through petrol and convenience. Three Halo Top flavours – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Cookies & Cream and Peanut Butter Cup — are now available in Caltex stores nationwide. Halo Top ice cream was founded by Los Angeles lawyer Justin
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Health food bars made from ‘organic crickets’ are now being stocked at IGA stores across Australia. Grilo Protein is a Byron Bay based company which aims to create ‘better health, sustainable and future-conscious’ food. According to the company, insects are nutrient-dense, sustainable and ‘taste delicious’. Rob Outridge, from IGA Maleny, Queensland said he initially thought
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A new report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released a report that encourages consumers to fill up at low-priced petrol retailers. The ACCC report analyses average retail petrol prices throughout 2018, and compares the prices between high- and low-priced major petrol retailers in the eight Australian capital cities. “The data reveals that
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Confectionery giant Ferrero Group has launched a new product that is a collaboration of both Tic Tac and Coca-Cola. Tic Tac Coca-Cola mints will be available from December in Australia in convenience and impulse channels as well as grocery. “The limited-edition flavour will be supported with a campaign made by Ferrero in collaboration with The
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IGA has launched a series of new national TV commercials inspired by real stories. These TV adverts celebrate how IGA retailers ‘do things differently’ because they are independent and bring to life the special relationships they have with their local customers, communities and suppliers. The new TVCs continue with Aussie favourite, Shane Jacobson recounting things
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Unilever, owner of brands including Dove, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton and Omo has announced ambitious new commitments to reduce its plastic waste and help create a circular economy for plastics. Unilever has confirmed that by 2025 it will halve its use of virgin plastic, by reducing its absolute use of plastic packaging by more than
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Patak’s has expanded its ever-growing product offering with three flavoured Naans and the addition of all-new Ready To Eat Large Pappadums. The range has been created using no artificial colours or flavours. Patak’s aims to makes it easier for Australians to enjoy authentic Indian flavours every day. The new pappadums and naans can be enjoyed as an accompaniment to main meals or on their own as a snack. There’s no need
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The UCB Gala Dinner was held at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast last night and was themed ‘Cirque La Freak‘. It was an all-out affair with a circus-style extravaganza complete with fireworks and amusement rides and sword-swallowers. The full list of 2019 UCB Trade Partner Award winners are below. Darren Park was
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The UCB National Conference was held at Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast (14-16 October) and the industry was out in force!
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Remedy Drinks has launched a new range of handcrafted, live cultured sodas based on traditional recipes and made with real ingredients. Emmet Condon, Co-founder of Remedy Drinks, said the time was right to expand the Remedy range into handcrafted, live cultured sodas. “Creating a range of live cultured sodas is the natural extension of our
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Australia’s workplace watchdog the Fair Work Ombudsman has fined major service station chain Westside Petroleum and three of its management staff for underpaying 22 employees a total of $62,393. Westside Petroleum were fined a total of $57,000 in penalties by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The underpayments occurred at 12 petrol stations for periods between July
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Petrol station operator APN Convenience REIT is set to expand its network with a proposed $75 spending spree, according to a report Business News Australia. The group will buy 13 petrol stations and convenience stores in South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory for a total consideration of $74.6 million, said the report.
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