Major grocery retailers and the horticulture industry have agreed to streamline fresh-produce safety requirements across the fresh-produce supply chain in Australia.
Federal Assistant Minister for Agriculture Senator Anne Ruston announced the initiative, which...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a notice of appeal against the Federal Court’s decision ordering Reckitt Benckiser to pay penalties of $1.7 million for contravening the Australian Consumer Law...
Industry and academia are cooperating on a new study investigating the effects of the Health Star Rating System.
The study will bring together two specialist FMCG research agencies, experts in consumer decision-making from...
Unique advertising campaign objectives can now be matched directly with the most effective ad formats, according to Yahoo7’s latest Insight Series report, ‘Into the Basket’.
Referencing an established research model from the US,...
Following the conclusion of its review into card payment regulation this week, the RBA announced three new standards which it says will contribute to a “more efficient and competitive” payments system.
The new...
The largest industry platform for food in northern China will take place from November 16 to 18 under the new name, ANUFOOD China.
The event’s relaunch as ANUFOOD promotes its steady growth. In...
The Australian Retail Association has opened entries for its 2016 eftpos Australian Retail Awards.
The awards have been presented annually for more than 40 years, with the aim of recognising the breadth and...
An overseas worker employed as a trolley collector in NSW was underpaid $26,000 in less than four months, the Fair Work Ombudsman claims.
The South Korean man, in Australia on the 417 working-holiday...
Australian consumers are increasingly concerned about the economy and their personal finances, resulting in a drop in consumer confidence, according to Nielsen’s ‘Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions’.
In the first...
The vote of small-business people cannot be underestimated, says the Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA).
COSBOA CEO Peter Strong says small-business people account for large numbers of voters in marginal seats across...
