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David Jones plans to open standalone food stores

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Australian department chain David Jones has announced its intentions to open its first standalone food store with a focus on “premium convenience”. The store is the first of several standalone David...

Woolworths unveils its next generation supermarkets

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Woolworths has unveiled its next generation of supermarkets with the opening of a new Woolworths Metro in Marrickville, Sydney. The new store is the largest individual investment by Woolworths in a store...

Strong first half FY18 results for Treasury Wine Estates

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Treasury Wine Estates has reported successful first half 2018 financial year results including $187.2 million net profit after tax. This result was a 37 per cent increase of Treasury Wine Estates’ 2017...

Australian wine industry strongest in more than a decade

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The Australian wine sector is in its strongest position in more than a decade a new Australian Wine report has said. The strong position is attributed to historically high production levels matched with...

Chobani releases mandarin yoghurt for Chinese New Year

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Chobani is selling a limited batch of mandarin flavoured yoghurt in celebration of Chinese New Year. Only one batch of 170g tubs of the flavour were produced to sell through Woolworths supermarkets. The...

JBS Australia launches premium beef brand

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Global meat processor JBS has launched a new premium Australian beef brand for top-end restaurants in Australia and overseas. Named “Little Joe”, the brand will provide grass-fed Australian beef that...

CCA Australian Beverages Managing Director steps down

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Coca-Cola Amatil has announced its Managing Director of Australian Beverages Peter McLoughlin will be stepping down. McLoughlin, who has been in the role since March 2017, will be stepping down and taking...

US beverage giants Dr Pepper Snapple and Keurig merge

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US beverage giants Dr Pepper Snapple and Keurig Green Mountain have merged to form ‘Keurig Dr Pepper’. Within the US, Dr Pepper Snapple is responsible for numerous beverages including 7 Up, Sunkist,...

SPC strikes first-time China export partnership deal

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SPC is set to soon begin exporting its products to China for the first time after striking a local business partnership. Exporting through a partnership with China State Farm Agribusiness Shanghai (CSFA...

Harris Farm Markets culls plastic bags

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Harris Farm Markets will no longer supply plastic bags to customers at its registers as of this week. Following Harris Farm Markets’ “ban the bag” campaign in 2017, an initiative that saw the supermarket...