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Industry heads host roundtable discussion on small-business finance

The Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA) recently participated in a roundtable discussion about small-business finance convened by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The meeting was held in Sydney and co-chaired by...

New data/insights head for Shopper Media Group

Former Pacific Magazines Head of Insights and Strategy Emily Sak has been appointed to the new position of Head of Data and Insights at Shopper Media Group. The digital-retail out-of-home-media business has developed...

Sara Lee’s sweet new spin on portion control

Sara Lee says it is heeding consumer demand for flexible portions and convenience by bringing its Crumbles range to freezer aisles nationally. The new range of fruity Crumbles is marketed as encouraging consumer...

Sainsbury’s trials electric cargo bikes for delivery

UK retailer Sainsbury’s has launched a trial of the country’s first grocery-delivery service involving electric cargo bikes. A fleet of five bikes began delivering up to 100 orders a day across south London...

Events: Future Food Brisbane

Food Innovation Australia (FIAL) and Brisbane Marketing are collaborating to bring together the Future Food Brisbane initiative – a series of workshops and events created specifically for the food and agribusiness industry. The...

Fruit, veg and meat dominate fresh food market

Australia’s $40 billion+ fresh food market is dominated by fresh fruit and veg (representing 45.6 per cent share of the market) and fresh meat (33.7 per cent of the market) according to...

MGA cautions against deregulation of WA trading hours

Western Australia's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Chief Economist Rick Newnham claims WA has the most restrictive retail trading hours in the nation, but MGA Independent Retailers warns that deregulation of...

Thankyou makes a bold promise to parents

In a no-risk promise to parents, social enterprise Thankyou has launched a guarantee that Thankyou nappies will get parents through the night or the company will send a box of the current...

Woolworths welcomes new research centre to fight food waste

The announcement of the federal government’s new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and $30 million in funding to eliminate food waste has been welcomed by Woolworths. The Fight Food Waste CRC will support industry-led...

New community engagement program announced by Scentre Group

Scentre Group has announced the launch of its community recognition and grants program ‘Westfield Local Heroes’ across its Australia and New Zealand portfolio. The new community engagement program aims to recognise and support...

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