Alcohol retailers and police in the Kimberly have voted for self-regulation on takeaway sales, but there is one opponent getting in their way: supermarket giant Woolworths.
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How fizzy drinks impact your waistline
Despite the warnings to the contrary, many people still see sugary soft drinks as harmless to their health and weight.
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Schweppes workers return to factory after 8 week lock-out over shift length
Over 150 workers at Shweppes’ Tullamarine plant will return to work for the first time in over eight weeks tomorrow.
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PepsiCo to cut 8700 jobs
PepsiCo will cut 8700 jobs from its global workforce and spend more money on marketing its brands.
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250 000 litres wine spill at VIC factory
About 250 000 litres of wine poured out of a wine tank at a Victorian winery when a door failed.
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Reduction in Aussie beer consumption leads to 70 glass factory job cuts
The changing preferences of Australian beverage consumers have led to 70 job cuts O-I Glass’ Melbourne factory.
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Coke announces last 50 names to be printed on bottles
After much anticipation - and many, many comments asking for specific names - Coca-cola has released the last 50 names it will be printing on bottles.
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High omega-3, no fishy taste: Brisbane company explodes onto dairy market
The world’s first non-fermented, multi strain probiotic drink products have been created by a Brisbane-based food technology start-up.
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Energy drinks need warning labels health impacts: experts
Less than a week after scientists in the US recommended a tax on sugary drinks could save 26 000 lives per year, Australian health experts are calling for warning labels on caffeinated energy drinks.
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Tax on sugary drinks could save 26 000 US lives per year
First Denmark imposed a ‘fat tax’ on unhealthy foods, now researchers in the United States are pushing for a tax on sweetened drinks, which they say could save 26 000 lives per year.
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Australians don’t like beer anymore?
The popularity of imported beers and cider is making it increasingly difficult for Australian brewers to stay afloat.
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Orica spill reducing fizz in beverages
The issues at energy giant Orica’s Kooragang Island plant are having flow-on affects for the beverage manufacturing industry, with no CO2 being produced to make drinks fizz.
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Jim Beam descendant follows through on Facebook tattoo promise
The great grandson of Jim Beam, the man who created the iconic drink, promised he would get the brand permanently inked on him if fans of the Facebook sites reached one million, and this week, they reached the target.
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New Foster’s CEO announced
SABMiller, the company that recently acquired Foster’s has appointed a new chief executive for the brewer’s Australian operations.
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XXXX workers striking: Xmas bonuses should not depend on behaviour
Brewery workers at one of Australia’s most iconic brands, XXXX, will strike this Christmas over a management announcement that future bonuses will depend on “good behaviour.”
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Diet Coke’s new campaign focused on one moment, one calorie at a time
Regular Coke cans and bottles are already suggesting mates you should share your beverage with, and the lower calorie version of the drink is now singing its lifestyle benefits from the rooftops too.
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Cellar fire destroys $1 million worth of vintage wine
A cellar fire in Queensland has destroyed $1 million worth of vintage wine, but the owners are optimistic about a recovery.
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Broken homes, fancier palates changing traditional Aussie Christmas
Can you feel that? That warmth, those smells, that happiness in the air?
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Laxative chemical permitted for use in Australian wines
Food Standards Australia has ruled that a chemical used in laxatives and toothpaste is safe for use in wine.
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Coke printing 50 new names on Coke bottles, extending campaign into 2012
Capitalising on the success of its ‘Share a Coke” campaign, Coca-Cola has decided to add another 50 names to those printed on the sides of bottles, and extend the promotion until next year
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