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Australian Egg Corporation takes issue with Coles on caged eggs

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The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) has responded to a new Animals Australia campaign against caged egg production and moves by Coles to stop selling Coles brand caged eggs from January 2013. The...

Fundamental national differences pose challenges to Grocery globalisation

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According to a recent report issued by Euromonitor  (www.euromonitor.com) about the internationalisation of retailing,  there are numerous  logistical challenges for global grocery retailing. These...

Organic food and drink market increasing in China

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Organic food and drink products are increasing in popularity in China according to new research by a leading consumer research company, Mintel. The Mintel study on consumer lifestyles in China found that...

European consumers find glass has “nothing to hide” say “Friends of Glass”

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A European federation of glass manufacturers and allied glass industry participants has launched a new Facebook campaign.  The federation called the Friends of Glass and its latest “Little Taste Testers”...

Product recall on raw almonds by Woolworths and Flannerys

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FSANZ has advised that Woolworths Almond Kernels and Flannerys Own Almonds have been recalled due to possible contamination with Salmonella. The recall extends nationally to Select Harvests and sold as...

Australian foreign investment register to go ahead

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The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has today welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to introduce a foreign investment register. The register was announced by the Prime Minister, the Hon Julia...

Government was aware of “significant risk” of banning the super trawler

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Australian Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Joe Ludwig, has said he had received confidential advice about the “significant risk” of banning a fishing super-trawler, prior to the Australian...

Victoria is Australia’s main food and fibre export state, DPI report

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The food and fibre sector is “big business” for the State of Victoria according to latest growth figures from the Victorian Department of Primary Industries. In 2011-12, Victorian food and fibre exports...

Ethical shopping trends in the UK, research findings

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New research by Shoppercentric, an independent consumer research company, has found that ethical and environmental shoppers are increasing in the UK in spite of recent economic difficulty. The “WindowOn...

Vege eaters save water, new research figures on agriculture water usage

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AUSVEG, the national peak industry body representing vegetable growers, is encouraging Australians to celebrate National Water Week this week by eating more fresh vegetables, based on scientific research...