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Egg consumption cracks Christmas record

Australia’s shoppers bought a record number of eggs from supermarkets in December last year, according to grocery scan data from IRi. The total of 239 million eggs bought – averaging 7.7 million a...

PepsiCo invests in workplace diversity and flexibility

PepsiCo ANZ will increase paid parental leave for staff from 12 to 16 weeks and paid leave for secondary carers from one to two weeks in line with its commitment to supporting...

Collaboration, not tax, needed to combat obesity

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) says a national obesity plan by a group of academics and activists ignores the work already underway across the industry to drive healthier choices. AFGC CEO...

New $10 banknote to circulate from September

The Reserve Bank has published the design of a new $10 banknote that will be circulated from September. “The $10 banknote celebrates two famous Australian writers, Dame Mary Gilmore and AB ‘Banjo’ Paterson,”...

Labor bill to support court access for small business

The Australian Labor Party introduced a bill into the Senate last week that it says, if passed into law, will help small businesses take cases of anti-competitive behaviour to court. Currently, the ALP...

Retail lease reforms welcomed by ARA

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed changes to the NSW Retail Leases Act by the state government this week. ARA Executive Director Russell Zimmerman said the improved retail-lease protections and streamlined processes...

Queensland trading hours to be overhauled

The Palaszczuk government in Queensland will overhaul the state’s retail trading hours, which it says will “create jobs, end confusion and increase choice for consumers, and protect workers”. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says existing...

Sunday penalty rates reduced

The Fair Work Commission has reduced Sunday Penalty Rates from double time to time-and-a-half. The Australian Retailers Association (ARA), the Master Grocers Association (MGA), the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA) and national retailers...

Aussie Farmers Direct launches brand campaign

A new multichannel brand campaign from home-delivery online retailer Aussie Farmers Direct shows families buying food online and helping support Australian farmers. Created by Akkomplice Group Australia, the campaign includes a series of...

Staff underpayment alleged at IGA Melbourne stores

The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has launched legal action against an IGA supermarket operator in Melbourne, alleging he underpaid employees and gave the FWO false records. FWO Natalie James said the operator, Said...

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