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ACCC approves Saputo – Murray Goulburn acquisition

The ACCC will not oppose Saputo’s proposed acquisition of Murray Goulburn’s assets, after accepting a court-enforceable undertaking from Saputo to divest Murray Goulburn’s Koroit plant. Murray Goulburn and Saputo, which owns Warrnambool Cheese...

International event: 2018 Sweets & Snacks Expo

More than 18,000 qualified confectionery and snack professionals from 90 countries will converge in Chicago, USA, in May for the Sweets & Snacks Expo. Hosted by the National Confectioners Association, the expo is...

Employers reminded to prepare for Single Touch Payroll

The Australian Taxation Office has asked employers with 20 or more employees to count staff numbers in the lead-up to Single Touch Payroll (STP) beginning on July 1. ATO Assistant Commissioner John Shepherd...

Inquiry launched into affordable capital for SME growth

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has launched a new inquiry, exploring a range of international initiatives to address the funding gap for small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “The inquiry will...

February figures show end to retail spending slump

The spending slump in Australian retail has come to an end following the release of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures for February, showing a rise in turnover of 0.6 per...

June date for Woolworths national plastic-bag ban

As of June 20, Woolworths supermarkets, BWS, Metro and Woolworths Petrol outlets will no longer provide single-use plastic shopping bags nationally. The commitment, made last year, to end the use of single-use plastic...

Vivek Gupta to head P&G

Consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) has appointed Vivek Gupta as its new Managing Director and Vice President for Australia and New Zealand. Mr Gupta, currently Sales Director, will assume the role...

Queensland retailers prepare to bin the bag

There are fewer than 100 days to go before retailers across Queensland will be forced to permanently bin the plastic bag when the state-wide ban kicks in on July 1. The ban includes...

ACCC: franchising and misleading behaviour a continued focus

Nearly 5,000 small businesses reported various issues to the ACCC last year, with the most common areas of concern being alleged misleading conduct, consumer guarantees issues and wrongly accepting payments. The ACCC took...

Planet Ark toolkit aims to help businesses reduce waste

A free guide for Australian businesses on how to manage waste more efficiently has been released by Planet Ark. The ‘War on Waste Tookit for Businesses’ has ten tools such as the ‘recycling...

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