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Woolworth’s new “virtual supermarkets” in Sydney and Melbourne

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Woolworths today unveiled its “virtual supermarkets” at Flinders Street Station in the Melbourne CBD and at Town Hall Station in central Sydney. The “virtual supermarkets” are billboards which...

Australasian Sandwich Association program launch

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The Australasian Sandwich Association, a new industry association comprising of George Weston Foods Limited subsidiary Tip Top Foodservice, dairy giant Fonterra, sandwich filler-maker Prontier, NSW-based...

Smallgoods manufacturer takes corrective measures after $50, 000 fine for machinery injury

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George Weston Foods, one of Australia’s largest food manufacturers, was fined $50, 000 after a faulty machine left a woman with burns to her hands and crush injuries. The company pleaded guilty at Castlemaine...

Patties Food attributes strong half year results to innovation

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ASX-listed food company, Patties Food Limited, whose products include Australia’s iconic pie brands Four’n Twenty and Herbert Adams, announced a positive set of results for the half year ended on December...

Woolworths partners with Australia’s farmers in agriculture Blueprint

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Woolworths Australia has announced it has formed an alliance with the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) to develop a Blueprint for the future of Australian agriculture and farming. The move comes as...

FSANZ releases new Health Claims Standard

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) today released a fresh version of a draft food Standard to govern the making of nutrition, health and related claims. This was foreshadowed by Australian Food...

The 2nd National Sustainable Food Summit

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Our food systems like many other systems in our society, are undergoing enormous changes as a result of energy and environmental pressures, significant increases in populations and urbanisation, new technologies...

Victoria’s Casey municipality “food security policy” initiative

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One of Melbourne’s largest suburban municipalities, the City of Casey (which has a 250,000 population covering areas such as Berwick, Cranbourne, and Narre Warren South) in Melbourne’s South East,...

WA’s Harvey Fresh acquires fruit juice producer in push to both Australian east coast and Asian markets

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Harvey Fresh, a leading manufacturer in Western Australia of dairy products, fruit juices and wine, has announced its acquisition of juice processor Nugan Quality Foods. Harvey Fresh says the move will...

Coeliacs seek review of Australian definition of “Gluten Free”

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The organisation representing Coeliac Disease sufferers in Australia is advocating the Australian government revise the “Gluten Free” standard in Australia. The organisation Coeliac Australia had approached...