Despite predictions that striking workers at the Coles factory in Melbourne will lose their legal battle today, they have pledged to continue their industrial action.
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Duck supplier headed for court over misleading ‘free range’ claims
Australia’s largest duck producer is being sued for misleading advertising which claimed the birds were raised in ‘open range’ farms.
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Campbell’s Soup buys produce company for $1.55 billion
Campbell Soup has acquired US fruit and vegetable company Bolthouse Farms for $1.55 billion in cash.
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Industry-sponsored self-regulation: it’s just not cricket
The world keeps getting fatter and no country has yet successfully managed to reduce adult rates of overweight and obesity.
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Striking Coles workers reject offer, Fair Work expected to be called in
The dispute between workers at a Coles warehouse in Melbourne and their employer continues to escalate, with workers rejecting an offer from the company yesterday and expectations it will reach the industrial umpire today.
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3% wage increase not enough, fight for 4%, union tells JBS workers
JBS meatworkers who have been fighting for better pay and working conditions have been urged by the union to reject the company’s latest offer.
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Coles warehouse strike to impact supply
As a strike at a Coles warehouse enters its second day, experts have warned the impact will take less than a week to impact supply to supermarkets.
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Heir to TetraPak business arrested over wife’s death
The heir to the multibillion-dollar TetraPak packaging business has been arrested after his wife was found dead in their luxury London home.
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Rocklea Road ahead: Darrell Lea in administration
The largest Australian confectionary retailer, Darrell Lea has gone into voluntary administration.
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Accessing the market with innovation
“If you combine the over-50’s with the number of people with arthritis or a disability, that means one in two are facing some kind of restriction with opening packages.”
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Toll sells refrigerated business for $6.5 million
Toll has sold its refrigerated business to Automotive Holdings Group Ltd, the owners of Rand Refrigerated Logistics for $6.5 million.
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Fat of the land: how urban design can help curb obesity
Compared with our grandparents, feeding, clothing, and entertaining ourselves has never been easier: a one-stop weekly shopping centre trip in a car, facilitated by convenient parking and light-weight maneuverable shopping trolleys that allow us to whiz around the supermarket with ease.
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Brumby’s apologises for telling outlets to blame price rises on carbon tax
National bakery chain, Brumby’s, has issues an apology, after internal documents were leaked to the media, showing the company instructed outlets to significantly raise prices of products and blame the carbon tax.
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AIP recognises technologists
Packaging technologists who have made a significant contribution to their specific packaging field and to the wider packaging industry, were announced at the 2012 Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) National Conference.
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JBS locking workers out over industrial action
After planned industrial action last week that was cancelled at the eleventh hour, the JBS meatworks in Rockhampton will close as workers walk off the job this Friday.
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Whispering sweet nothings: the evolution of the confectionary industry
The world of confectionary is filled with fun and excitement, shiny packaging and bright colours. But there'a also a lot of serious work going on in the industry.
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Woollies denied liquor retail purchases
The consumer watchdog has ruled against Woolworths purchasing more liquor retailers, because it would lessen competition.
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Industrial action cancelled at QLD meatworks
The planned industrial action that was set to close Ipswich’s largest meatworks has been cancelled at the last minute.
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Nuckin Futs approved for sale in Australia
It seems Australians do still have a sense of humour, after no official complaints were lodged against the “Nuckin Futs” brand name.
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Injured meat worker wants $500 000
A Rockhampton meatworker injured when three knives plunged into his body is seeking more than $750 000 in damages.
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