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Takeaway food fans not so keen on fruit and veg

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People who eat takeaway food frequently are less likely to consume enough fruit and vegetables than those who do not, and a QUT study aims to find out how this can be changed.Researcher Kyoko Miura has...

$50,000 back-paid to workers of a national fast-food franchise after watchdog’s investigation

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A fast-food franchise in Perth’s CBD has been forced to back-pay many of its teenage workers $50,000 following investigations by the Federal Workplace Ombudsman. Workplace Ombudsman Western Australian...

Fast-food and supermarket queues the bane of Australian shoppers

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Convenience stores, supermarket and fast-food outlets are at great risk of losing customers if they fail to adequately quell long queues, according to a survey released today. The Australian Queuing Behaviour...

Fast-food to get a downturn boost as “adventurous” cuisine tempts the Australian palate

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Eating out is now so deeply ingrained in Australian culture that even an economic crisis will not stop us dining outside the home, according to leading industry analyst, BIS Foodservice. What has changed,...

Workplace ombudsman scrutinising WA fast-food outlets as part of nationwide campaign

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The Federal Workplace Ombudsman is concerned that large numbers of young people and migrant workers might be being short-changed by fast-food employers. “The preliminary findings of random audits...

Food service training to become mandatory in NSW

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Tough new food safety training requirements will be in place by next year in an effort to reduce the number of foodborne illnesses, NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, said yesterday. “Our...

Yum! opens their first environmentally-friendly restaurant

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Yum! Brands the world’s largest restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, has opened an environmentally-friendly KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in Massachusetts. The restaurant is the...

IGA takes battle to fast-food with 21-day challenge

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IGA, Australia’s largest chain of independent supermarkets, is encouraging individuals and families to abstain from fast food for 21-days, breaking the common and, often unhealthy, habit of relying...

Two KFC restaurants fined $73,000 for food safety failings

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The NSW Food Authority has dished out a $73,000 fine to two KFC restaurants in Sydney for poor hygiene.QSR Pty Ltd, which operates the fast food outlets in the suburbs of Hurstville and Miranda, was convicted...

Fast-food sector to be hit by “restrictive conditions” as retailers shed jobs: ANRA

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The retail sector may have shed up to 8,000 full-time jobs in February, the Australian National Retailers Association said today, while the fast-food sector will soon face a significant rise in labour...