Choice urges government to come clean over TPP

With the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), completed, consumer group Choice has urged the Federal Government to make all details publicly available as soon as possible and for the Productivity Commission to conduct a full cost-benefit analysis of the agreement.
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Government Funding for the Food Industry

An interesting anomaly about government funding is that, on the one hand it is such an attractive source of cash, but on the other hand the majority of eligible companies either don’t know it exists or don’t know how to access it says Lior Stein from Rimon Advisory.
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Australian carob producer secures non-GMO status

The Australian Carob Company, producers of more than 200 tonnes of quality, allergy-free carob pods for distribution throughout Australia and export markets such as USA, China, Hong Kong and the UK, has secured Non-GMO verification from Cert ID.
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Is WET squashing Australia’s wine industry?

Submissions to the Federal Government's Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) Rebate Discussion Paper close this Friday - let's hope this inquiry will bring some equity and simplification, asked vintner Des Caulfield.
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The world goes nuts for Aussie almonds

According to the Almond Board of Australia, almonds have become our most valuable horticultural export, with annual export sales surpassing $AUD422 million last year, which is an increase of 14 per cent on the previous year.
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Less is more when it comes to Aussie rum

Stuart and Simon Griffith, part of the team behind the creation of the new Substation No. 41 Rum, talk to Food Magazine about rum making, and the challenges of the Australian beverage industry.
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