International food giant Nestlé is making some changes to its businesses in India and the US.
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Supreme Court expected to enforce end to Coles Warehouse strike
Despite predictions that striking workers at the Coles factory in Melbourne will lose their legal battle today, they have pledged to continue their industrial action.
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Coles warehouse strike to impact supply
As a strike at a Coles warehouse enters its second day, experts have warned the impact will take less than a week to impact supply to supermarkets.
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Robatech, Fallsdell, Proseal & Result Packaging head to AUSPACK PLUS 2013
Robatech, Fallsdell, Proseal Australia and Result Packaging are just some of the companies who will be heading to Sydney for AUSPACK PLUS 2013 and between them they will be showcasing new hot and cold glue technology, MAP in-line tray sealers and new ink jet technology.
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Industrial action cancelled at QLD meatworks
The planned industrial action that was set to close Ipswich’s largest meatworks has been cancelled at the last minute.
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Injured meat worker wants $500 000
A Rockhampton meatworker injured when three knives plunged into his body is seeking more than $750 000 in damages.
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Goodman Fielder slashes jobs to address rising costs
More than 500 Goodman Fielder employees across Australia will be out of work as the company restructures the business to reduce costs.
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Coles and Woollies wiping out regional grocers: lobby group
The Senate Inquiry into Coles and Woolworths’ anti-competitive behaviour is not impacting their mission to take over the grocery sector entirely, and the independents are desperately calling on the federal government to step in.
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Pizzas not selling, we’ll make potatoes instead: McCain UK factory to slash 40 jobs
McCain Foods will stop producing frozen pizzas in the UK, amid disappointing sales.
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Coca-Cola’s 6-step plan to be the leading Aussie beer brewer
Coca-Cola Amatil has confirmed plans to re-enter the Australian brewing industry by 2014, despite earlier disputing such rumours.
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As supermarket power rises, Heinz praises progress
One of the few companies to be openly critical of the supermarket duopoly in Australia, HJ Heinz, has apparently mended fences with Coles and Woolworths.
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Arrests made over bombings of PepsiCo subsidiary
A drug cartel lieutenant and several other alleged gang members have been arrested over a series of firebomb attacks on a Mexican snack company owned by PepsiCo.
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Where does the food sold in Australian supermarkets really come from?
One in every four grocery items now sold in Australian supermarkets is private label and of those, about one in two is imported.
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Potato farmers call for investigation into McCain’s
McCain's has been accused of ripping off Tasmanian potato farmers, and a leading agricultural group wants the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to investigate.
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Federal Government provides $1m funding to improve dairy technology
Dairy Australia has received $1 million from the Federal Government to conduct research to assess energy efficiency on dairy farms nation-wide.
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50 per cent sold with 51 weeks to go before AUSPACK PLUS 2013
AUSPACK PLUS organisers are continuing to surpass their KPI’s for the 2013 exhibition with over 3200 square metres of space already sold and there is still 51 weeks until the show opens.
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Are Coles and Woollies bullying the major TV networks too?
While everyone in the Australian food manufacturing industry is aware of the bullying behaviour of the major supermarkets, it seems they are also now impacting Australian TV networks, which are declining to screen ads criticising Coles and Woolworths’ stake in pokie machines, but refusing to say why.
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Coles and Woollies not entirely to blame for supermarket wars, Dick Smith tells Inquiry
Dick Smith has warned against forcing the break-up of Coles and Woolworths, saying it would only further damage the food sector.
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300 more jobs slashed in dairy sector: Murray Goulburn’s profit declines
Australia’s biggest dairy foods processor will slash 300 jobs to lower costs in the increasingly difficult dairy industry.
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Dick Smith fronts Senate Inquiry into food industry
Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith will front the Senate Inquiry into the food processing industry and supermarket dominance today.
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