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Woolworths pips Coles on comp sales

Woolworths Group’s first-half results contained good news as far as Australian supermarket sales go. Supermarkets are the future battleground in the Woolworths turnaround and its performance is on the right track, although...

Continental and local start-up link to reduce food waste

Unilever’s Continental brand has teamed up with Adelaide-based technology start-up RipeNear.Me to help eliminate food waste by encouraging home cooks to use surplus produce from local growers. The partnership is part of Continental’s...

Choc & Cream wins poll for Allen’s next lolly

A contest organised by Allen’s to name the public’s favourite lolly remix was won by Choc & Cream, which will be stocked at Woolworths from late March.  Choc & Cream received 46 per...

Caged hens stayed cool during NSW heatwave

Caged hens were spared last week’s scorching temperatures in NSW because they are housed in air-conditioned facilities, according to Egg Farmers Australia (EFA). CEO Australia John Dunn says hot weather “underlines the animal-welfare...

AUSVEG supports new country-of-origin reforms

The national body representing Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, AUSVEG, says changes to the nation’s country-of-origin labelling system will help consumers feel confident about the source of their food. Under the reforms, the...

Food industry groups welcome Horticulture Code

Two food-industry bodies – AUSVEG and Fresh Markets Australia – have welcomed the federal Government’s proposed reforms to the Horticulture Code of Conduct. The proposed reforms were announced this week following an independent...

Partnership ‘to make healthy food more accessible’

Delegates at the sixth meeting of the Healthy Food Partnership in Canberra last week agreed that “the most valuable way of assisting the public with healthier food choices is to make the...

Taking a Snapshot to improve accessibility of insights

Australian retail market research firm Koji says its Snapshot data offering delivers transactional grocery data to help FMCG brand marketers better understand basket share, customer demographics and in-store transactional behaviour. Koji says Snapshot,...

Accenture Strategy unveils ‘languages of loyalty’

Organisations are wasting billions of dollars each year on customer loyalty programs that don’t work like they used to, according to new research from Accenture Strategy. The Accenture Strategy report ‘Seeing beyond the...

ALDI named top graduate employer in retail and FMCG

ALDI Australia has been named the top employer among graduates looking for a career in retail and FMCG, according to the results of the GradConnection Top100 Awards. The awards are based on the...

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