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Significant job cuts by Murray Goulburn and Mars in Victoria

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Australian dairy giant Murray Goulburn and global confectioner Mars both announced yesterday that they will be making workers redundant as result of changes to their Victorian operations. Whilst Mars announced...

Victorian Government teams up with Jamie Oliver to tackle obesity

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Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was joined yesterday by Minister for Health David Davis to announce the launch of Jamie’s Ministry of Food as part of the Victorian Government’s new campaign to tackle obesity...

Aldi awarded Australian ‘Supermarket of the Year’ title in customer satisfaction awards

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German discount supermarket chain Aldi has been awarded the ‘Supermarket of the Year’ title at an inaugural ‘Customer Satisfaction Awards’ hosted by Australian market research company Roy Morgan Research. The...

Australia’s National Alcohol Guidelines “ignored”, survey finds

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New research by the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) shows that 95 per cent of Australians are unable to correctly identify safe drinking levels. The research has been released ahead of a meeting...

New $7 million research centre focuses on subtropical dairy farming

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The University of Queensland and the Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation have jointly developed a new AU$7 million research centre to focus on research, development,...

Coca-Cola Amatil cans Foster’s spirits purchase

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Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCA) has announced a decision not to acquire the Foster’s Australian spirit and spirit ready-to-drink (RTD) business. As part of the agreement to sell its interest in Pacific...

Australians support nutritional information displays at fast food restaurants, Nielsen survey

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A new report just released by Nielsen, a global information and measurement company, claims that Australians generally support requirements for fast food restaurants to display nutritional information.  The...

Price sensitivity doesn’t extend to Australian snack food taste selection, survey finds

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A national independent consumer survey released today has revealed the raging price war on grocery staples is unlikely to extend to the snack food market. The majority of consumers surveyed indicated they...

Frequent consumption of high-calorie foods may affect pleasure gained, study finds

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A new US study suggests that frequent consumption of high-calorie foods such as ice-cream, can have drug-like affects on the brain. Scientists at the Oregon Research Institute in the United States, claim...

McCormick flavour forecast in 2012 global culinary trends

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Traditional techniques and ingredients, as well as focusing on simplicity are two of the key culinary trend predictions for 2012, according to international food manufacturer McCormick’s ‘Flavour...