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Arnott’s pays $51,000 over alleged misleading claims

Arnott’s Biscuits Ltd (Arnott’s) has paid penalties and provided a court-enforceable undertaking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission following the issue of five infringement notices relating to representations made about Arnott’s...

IBISWorld reveals Australia’s top 100 manufacturing companies

The largest 100 manufacturers in Australia generate in excess of $282 billion in revenue, down slightly from nearly $300 billion in 2014-15, and employ more than 260,000 Australians. IBISWorld has revealed the long-awaited...

Strong influence of catalogues on shopper behaviour

Catalogues performed strongly in the latest quarterly ACRS Shopper Report, being tracked in terms of shopping frequency, channel usage, channel purpose and drivers of shopping behaviour. As a “valuable source of information”, 76...

Clean-eating trend inspires back-to-basics approach

An overarching theme in Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends list for food and beverage in 2016 is ‘clean eating’ – a trend the product-launch research company says has inspired a back-to-basics...

Christmas wrap

Australians are expected to spend $35 billion in the lead-up to Christmas, according to the Retail Council Christmas Spending Index. Retail Council CEO Anna McPhee says this year’s forecasts indicate retail is in...

Labor’s tobacco excise policy slammed

The Labor Party’s plan to substantially increase the excise on tobacco has been slammed by both manufacturers and retailers as a move that would increase illicit trade through organised crime. Imperial Tobacco Australia’s...

Solid spending growth continues in October

Economy-wide spending growth remained firm for the third month in a row in October, with every state and territory experiencing a lift in sales, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank Business Sales...

International news: Bfresh opens for ‘food-interested urban value-hunters’ in US

Scandinavian design agency Blink developed the new US grocery chain for Ahold USA, which also operates Stop & Shop, Giant Food, Giant Food Stores, Martin’s Food Markets and Peapod stores in 13...

Produce market renamed to be more ‘export friendly’

Adelaide Produce Market has changed its 27-year old name to South Australian Produce Market to make the state’s primary fresh produce wholesale market internationally marketable. The market, having signed a memorandum of understanding...

Aussie Farmers Direct and Foodbank join forces this Christmas

A new partnership between Foodbank and Aussie Farmers Direct gives those looking for a way to help less fortunate families this Christmas the opportunity to provide the gift of a festive meal. Aussie...

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