According to consumer group Choice, the Australian gift card industry is big business, with over $2.5 billion dollars worth of cards purchased a year. Of those sales, Choice estimates that up to 30% of gift cards and vouchers expire before they can be used. Brisbane entrepreneur Tim Kelly has designed an app to ensure expired […]
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Philippine food group Monde Nissin Corporation snapped up its third Australian food and beverage manufacturer and wholesaler in six months late last week with the acquisition of food wholesaler and maker Menora Foods for an estimated $55 million. The company will trade as Monde Nissin Australia. This follows from Monde Nissin’s acquisition of Black Swan
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Almost 3.2 million Australians (14+) eat a packaged dairy dessert such as a custard, mousse, chocolate pudding, creamy rice or fruity whip in an average four weeks, but maybe not necessarily for dessert, Roy Morgan Research said. According to a Dairy Australia’s 2014 focus report, dairy desserts are a low volume/high value dairy category with
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Having achieved a Health Star Rating (HSR) of 5, the new Crankt Protein Shot 15g 225ml was recently released in Woolworths supermarkets nationally. Crankt’s number one selling product, Crank Protein Shake 20g 375ml, continues to gain momentum through both grocery and P&C channels. The Crankt Protein Shot was made to achieve a 5 Star Health
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SPAR International (SPAR) has continued its global expansion with the official launch of new stores in Indonesia and Lebanon in recent weeks. A global partnership between SPAR and PT. Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk (Ramayana) is expected to see 15 stores open in Jakarta during 2015. The first three Jakata stores officially launched on 4 March
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Lion Dairy & Drinks has agreed to sell its major cheese brands to Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB) for $137.5 million. According to Lion Dairy & Drinks managing director Peter West, the company aims to invest more in its milk-based beverages, specialty cheese and yoghurt brands such as Dare iced coffee
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The Australian Government will ensure consumers have access to clear, consistent and easy-to-understand Country of Origin food labelling (CoOL) through changes that will allow for more informed choices, according to a Government working group. But Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Kate Carnell said that changing the product labelling rules relating to country of
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The Kellogg Company revealed in mid-February that it plans to shift its breakfast cereals to meet consumer demand for foods with healthier and simpler ingredients and launch a new healthy cereal, muesli and granola line called Origins in mid-2015, following its launch of a new gluten-free Special K in the U.S. The move came after
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A spate of Hepatitis A cases have seen Patties Foods withdraw product from the market as a ‘precautionary measure’.
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Arnott’s Biscuits: Australians love them. Millions of Australians have grown up on them. They are found in 95% of Australian households. The name Arnott’s is synonymous with Australia’s favourite biscuits including Scotch Finger, Milk Arrowroot, Iced VoVo, Monte Carlo and – all time favourite – Tim Tams. This year Arnott’s is celebrating their 150th Anniversary
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Sales of on-the-go foods through convenience stores and supermarket outlets are increasing, visits to US convenience stores for prepared foods up 3% and visits to supermarkets up 1% in 2014 according to new data released in the US market. The competition onslaught has seen Quick Service Restaurants like McDonald’s increasingly turn to healthier foods and
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Independent convenience stores and supermarkets will be checking to ensure that their bread pricing is competitive after bread manufacturer, Goodman Fielder, said it will move to everyday low pricing (ELP) through Coles and Woolworths. The move to ELP (instead of the more common high/low pricing model) and the implementation of a new Goodman Fielder bread
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Kimberly-Clark has just released a new product, Huggies Clutch ‘n’ Go Baby Wipes, perfect for parents on-the-go. Huggies Clutch ‘n’ Go Baby Wipes will be ranged across all channels including in Coles, independent retail stores, convenience and pharmacies. The launch will be supported with a blogger outreach program and a social campaign via Facebook and
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