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Coles fined $170 000 over worker fall
Coles has been fined $170,000 and ordered to pay WorkCover’s legal costs after a worker sustained injuries when she fell through a ceiling at a Manly store in 2007.
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WA farmers meet with Wesfarmers to discuss milk price
Western Australian farmers have met with Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder to discuss the impact of the milk price wars on production and try to find a solution.
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Burger King to use roam free eggs and pigs by 2017
Burger King has announced it will only use animal products that come from free-range farms by 2017.
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Calls for public register of foreign investment in Australian farming land
The peak farming representative group is calling for more transparency on the investments made in Australia by foreign investors.
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Kellogg’s to buy Pringles
Kellogg’s is buying Pringles for $2.7 billion, increasing its reach in food sectors throughout the world.
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KFC chicken paralysed girl, court finds
A judge has ruled that fast food chain KFC is responsible for the brain damage of a young girl who was left paralysed by food poisoning.
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Tomato processor collapses
The second tomato processor this year to go into administration has left 40 employees out of work.
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Coles deals Woollies a blow as supermarket price wars heat up
In yet another controversial action in the supermarket price wars, Coles is launching a loyalty card, not just to their loyal shoppers, but to almost every mailbox in Australia.
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China’s Coca-Cola Shanxi denies workers’ claim of contaminated products
Chinese authorities have denied there are any problems with it’s locally-manufactured Coca-Cola Shanxi Beverages, after an employee claimed mass chlorine contamination.
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Woolworths sends jobs offshore
Woolworths is the latest food producer to send its operations abroad, as the cost of doing business in Australia continued to increase as the dollar does.
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Local manufacturers call for dedicated Australian-made aisles in supermarkets
Australian food manufacturers are calling for a dedicated “Australian made” aisle in supermarkets to make it easier for consumers to choose locally made products and keep local businesses afloat.
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Bundaberg Sugar’s $40 million investment to survive carbon tax
Bundaberg Sugar has invested $40 million on upgrading a mill in southern Queensland to avoid increases in financial payments when the carbon tax is officially introduced.
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Govt, industry leaders discuss food manufacturing reforms
The future of Australia’s food industry, including possible regulatory reforms, will be on the agenda of the Federal Government’s Business Advisory Forum today.
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1800kg coffee stolen
Thieves in Austria have made off with over 1800 kilograms of coffee worth more than $AU70 000.
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Fresh calls for a “fat tax” in Australia
Another Australian health group has joined the chorus of organisations demanding better initiatives to encourage healthy eating.
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Qantas snack supplier apologises over in-flight maggot contamination
The manufacturer of the Qantas snack which was contaminated with maggots has issued an apology for the “utterly regrettable” incident, which it says was restricted to that particular packet.
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Government report shows growth in food sector
It’s certainly not all doom and gloom in Australia’s food industry, with a government report showing a 17 per cent increase in total value in 2010/11 compared to the previous period.
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SABMiller’s plans to make Foster’s biggest brewer in Australia
Following extensive speculation about whether Coca-Cola Amatil would buy a Fijian beer and spirits business previously owned by Foster’s, it looks like the company will spend the $58 million to seal the deal.
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Do we need tougher regulation on ‘free to roam’ claims
Farmers and suppliers who produce actual free range eggs want a crackdown on the definitions of ‘free range,’ after leading national suppliers were found to falsely make the claim.
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