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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Kraft Nuts has announced eight new products to be added to its range in the biggest product for Kraft since it introduced the original Peanut Butter in Australia over 50 years ago. The new products include Kraft Hazelnut Crunchy Spread (Australia’s first crunchy hazelnut spread), Kraft Hazelnut Smooth Spread, Kraft Cashew Nut Spread and Kraft
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Coles claims it is helping customers cut their grocery bills even further, by slashing prices across its branded bread range. In a move announced on 3 February, prices of bread brands – including Abbott’s, Tip Top, and Wonder White – will fall by up to 34%. These price drops follow January reductions on Uncle Toby’s
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Small Melbourne-based ice cream maker Dairy Bell Ice Cream will close its Melbourne and Sydney factories on 27 February after 44 years of manufacturing ice cream in Australia and selling into independents such as convenience and grocery stores. The manufacturer of mainly take home ice cream cited the supermarket “ice cream wars” as a major
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A Galaxy Research survey conducted in October 2013, has revealed new trends around breakfast consumption in Australia. The research, conducted among a total national representative sample of 1001 Australians aged 18-64 years, as well as Newspoll Research survey conducted in March 2012 among a national representative sample of 1207 Australians aged 18 years and over,
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission called on egg industry participants last week to take heed of the recent Pirovic Enterprises Federal Court decision, in what appears to be a continuation of industry self-regulation. In September, the Federal Court handed down a $300,000 penalty against Pirovic after finding, by consent, that its ‘free range’ egg
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Investment company Re:Capital Australia, Hilco Capital’s Australian business, announced in October it had acquired the Broadmeadows-based confectionery manufacturer Betta Foods and formed a new holding company, The Confectionery Innovation Group Pty Ltd. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Confectionery Innovation Group will take 100% ownership of Betta Foods. Established in 1954,
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As we went to press a delivery of America’s number one yoghurt, Chobani, arrived at the office. Thanks to the good people at Chobani our staff are enjoying a tasty snack. We particularly like the 140g packs of greek yoghurt in a variety of flavours – perfect for a quick snack on the run. Thanks
Demand for healthy and better-for-you products in convenience has never been stronger. A fact demonstrated by the enormous response received to a new fruit-vending machine, FruitBar™. FruitBar’s™ Mike Evans told C&I that enquiries about Fruit Bar™ vending machines have recently “gone bananas”! FruitBar™ is in negotiations with a major Australian petrol supplier, impressed by the
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