Knowing that you are able to walk into your local supermarket and buy what you want to feed yourself or your family and stock your pantry is something that we take for granted. Australia is fortunate that
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Chiko Roll helps keep 123 jobs in Bathurst
Simplot, the maker of the iconic Chiko Roll, has saved 75 jobs and created 48 more roles at its Bathurst manufacturing plant.
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Hundreds lose jobs as Red Lea Chickens closes
Red Lea Chickens has been placed into voluntary administration and, as result, more than 500 workers have lost their jobs.
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Craft brewer Brewpack rebrands, plans $35m facility
Brewpack and Stockade Brew are restructuring under the newly formed Tribe Breweries umbrella and will expand into a new facility in Goulburn.
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New food manufacturing jobs for Melbourne’s north
Australian smallgoods manufacturer D’Orsogna is creating more than 100 new jobs, including those suitable for former auto workers, through its $61 million expansion in Mickleham.
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Assistance for retrenched Murray Goulburn Workers
The Victorian Government is supporting retrenched dairy workers in the Indigo and Campaspe Shires affected by Murray Goulburn’s down-sizing.
Following recent discussions with impacted workers, Minister
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Cadbury cuts 50 jobs in Tasmania
Fifty workers from Cadbury’s Hobart factory will lose their jobs as the chocolate maker spends $75 million to upgrade the facility.
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Owner denies closure of iconic XXXX brewery
Japanese beverage company Lion has denied claims that the XXXX Brisbane brewery will be closing, following reports that the facility would be shut due to pay disputes.
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Calls for caution after 40,000 manufacturing jobs boost in Australia
A warning has been fired to Australia’s manufacturing industry despite a bump in job numbers over the past financial year.
Around 40,000 new manufacturing jobs – recorded by the Australian Bureau of
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Rugged panel PCs for food makers
B&R has expanded its range of automation-ready Panel PCs with a new series of widescreen formats ranging from 7″ WVGA to 24″ Full HD.
These Panel PCs are suited for use in harsh environments and
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Freeze dried food could be the answer to food waste
New supply chain guides to help businesses avoid worker exploitation
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched new tools to help prevent the exploitation of workers in contracted labour supply chains.
Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James said her agency developed the materials
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Goodman Fielder delays WA factory closure
Goodman Fielder has delayed the closure of its factory in Western Australia, due to issues with its supply agreement with George Weston Foods.
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It’s full steam ahead for Woolies
FMCG giant Woolworths has posted its strongest sales growth in seven years- with sales rising 4.5 per cent in the March quarter, according to a report in the
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Jobs, factories and profits all go as MG battens down the hatches
In a sign of the impact the falling milk price is having on the food sector, food company Murray Goulburn (MG) said it will be closing down factories and reducing its farmgate milk price in a bid to address
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Australian obesity increases despite lower sugar intake
Fonterra introduces instantly traceable baby formula info
According to a story in stuff.co.nz, Fonterra has introduced new traceability technology allowing shoppers to instantly check the authenticity of infant formula products while they are still on the
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WA food stocks hit after roads damaged by flooding
Agriculture and food minister Alannah MacTiernan has called for road repairs in Western Australia after the region was hit by flooding.
She has identified roads in Ravensthorpe, 540km south-east of Perth,
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Patties CEO says more takeovers on the table
Australia’s ready-meal sector will surpass $1 billion in the near future and a shift towards healthier eating is playing a major part, it has been claimed.
Paul Hitchcock, CEO of Patties Foods, has
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Chinese wine company searches for Australian vineyards
The third biggest wine company in China is planning a $80 million winery based in Australia, which it hope will rival exporters to the Chinese market.
Weilong Grape Wine Company is proposing to expand
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