The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard, yesterday released the new National Employment Standards (NES).The NES are a key element of the Rudd...

ISS Group Limited has announced it has been awarded a contract for “Provision of a Real Time Integrated Plant Reporting Solution” by Mars SnackFood Ballarat operations, a subsidiary of Mars...

Archie Norman, the former boss of UK retailer Asda, continues to lure high profile executives to assist Coles with their re-development. Mr Norman has been hired as a consultant by Wesfarmers to assist...

Cadbury, the world’s largest confectionery company, has announced plans to sell chocolate flavoured chewing gum. The product, described by Cadbury as “indulgence without the guilt”, is...

Environmentally-friendly menu options have a good chance of improving a restaurant’s bottom line and providing competitive differentiation if marketed aggressively to consumers, according to a recently...

Industrial gas users are facing a struggle in Western Australia as the Varanus Island explosion has led to the rationing of gas. Large mining and manufacturing companies have been the hardest hit so far...

Australia is slowly developing a love affair for bottled water, with sales figures indicating it is Australia’s fastest growing beverage. Over the past six years consumption has increased, on average,...

Australia’s largest privately-owned confectionery manufacturer and retailer – Darrell Lea – has been fined $120,000 in the Federal Magistrate’s Court in Melbourne for breaches of...

The effects of high fuel costs and cheap imports are amongst the challenges to Queensland’s fisheries that will be investigated in a new seafood study.Primary Industries and Fisheries Minister Tim...

Costco’s imminent arrival to Australia is set to shake-up the retail sector but just how quickly will they expand? Costco is anticipated to open their first store in Australia in the Docklands precinct...