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Government going green gives groceries grief

Wednesday 17 December 2008

The Australian Food and Grocery Council has warned that the federal government’s plans to cut greenhouse emissions by between 5% and 15% by 2020 has the potential to compromise the domestic and international competiveness of Australia’s food industry.


Prices stay steady for Calypso mangoes

Monday 15 December 2008

Reported shortages in Australia’s mango harvest have pushed up prices of many varieties, but Calypso mangoes have weathered the season’s conditions well and are selling for little more than last year’s prices, according to The Harvest Company, which holds the trademark for the variety.


Tree plantations worry fruitgrowers

Wednesday 10 December 2008

Fruitgrowers are concerned that the Federal Government's plans for tax breaks for carbon-sink tree plantations will endanger Australia's food-producing capacity as productive land is turned over to bluegum plantations.


Foods of the future

Friday 05 December 2008

While Cheerios and chicken may be popular today, business information analysts IBISWorld have released their forecast for what consumers will be piling into shopping trolleys in five years' time.


NZ dairy prices tumble 43% year-on-year

Thursday 04 December 2008

According to the latest research from ANZ Bank, the price of NZ dairy products has fallen 43% year-on-year from last November.


FruBears wins

Monday 24 November 2008

Confectionery and dried fruit manufacturer, Robern Menz, has received the SARDI Innovation Award at the South Australian Premier's Food Awards for ‘Robern FruBears’.


Fruit & vegies on the run

Monday 30 June 2008

Fresh fruit and vegetables are being trucked all around the country, only to end up on supermarket shelves just down the road from where they were grown.


Dairy price probe

Tuesday 27 May 2008

New Zealand's competition watchdog is mulling whether to launch a probe into possible price-fixing in the country's dairy sector.


The future is tech

Monday 19 May 2008

Food prices are soaring, wealthier Asian consumers are westernizing their diets, and farmers, let alone the nations of the third world, cannot keep up the pace, according to IBISWorld.


Guide to cost-cutting solutions

Friday 07 March 2008

An online guide for food manufacturers in search of ingredients solutions to limit the impact of soaring raw material prices has been launched.


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