Supermarket giant Coles has announced that from this month all its private label frozen vegetable products will be grown and packed in Australia.
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Federal Budget 2012: Did the government forget the food sector?
The Gillard government has left the food processing industry reeling with its Federal Budget, channelling little money to the sector and ignoring calls for a Supermarket Ombudsman.
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PM doesn’t understand true realities of farming industry: opinion
The government needs to support its farmers if it wants to be the food superpower Prime Minister Julia Gillard wants it to be.
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Victorian Shire wants CSG banned on agricultural land
A Victorian food region west of Melbourne has joined the list of shires and towns arguing against coal seam gas (CSG) exploration and development.
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Sales of fair trade certified products still rising
Sales of products carrying the Fair Trade Certified logo have increased by almost 40 per cent, as consumers become more informed about work conditions for foreign workers.
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Gillard realises Australian food potential; but can Asia solve all our problems?
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has finally officially recognised what most people in the food industry have known for decades: Australia can and should be a food superpower.
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Obese women face discrimination in the workplace: study
Women who are obese are more likely to be discriminated against by employers, a new study has found.
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Soaring raw coffee prices predicted to drop in 2012
Raw coffee prices reached record highs in 2011, but increased production in Brazil will hopefully alleviate some of the pressure for buyers.
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Coles fined $170 000 over worker fall
Coles has been fined $170,000 and ordered to pay WorkCover’s legal costs after a worker sustained injuries when she fell through a ceiling at a Manly store in 2007.
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Aussie beef producers prepare for high demand following US mad cow disease outbreak
Indonesia has suspended some beef imports from the US following the detection of mad cow disease in California, and Australian producers are hoping to benefit from the incident with increased exports.
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WA farmers meet with Wesfarmers to discuss milk price
Western Australian farmers have met with Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder to discuss the impact of the milk price wars on production and try to find a solution.
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How Australia can become Asia’s food bowl
Asia has the fastest-growing population in world. This will increase the demand for food, but greater urbanisation, westernisation and rising personal wealth is changing the form in which food is consumed.
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Calls for public register of foreign investment in Australian farming land
The peak farming representative group is calling for more transparency on the investments made in Australia by foreign investors.
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Tomato processor collapses
The second tomato processor this year to go into administration has left 40 employees out of work.
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Coles deals Woollies a blow as supermarket price wars heat up
In yet another controversial action in the supermarket price wars, Coles is launching a loyalty card, not just to their loyal shoppers, but to almost every mailbox in Australia.
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New WA Meat Industry Authority chairman announced
David Lock has been appointed chairman of the Western Australian Meat Industry Authority (WAMIA).
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Asian farmers face slump in production
Agricultural production in Asia could be halved in the next three decades if farmers don’t adapt to climate change.
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China’s Coca-Cola Shanxi denies workers’ claim of contaminated products
Chinese authorities have denied there are any problems with it’s locally-manufactured Coca-Cola Shanxi Beverages, after an employee claimed mass chlorine contamination.
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Woolworths sends jobs offshore
Woolworths is the latest food producer to send its operations abroad, as the cost of doing business in Australia continued to increase as the dollar does.
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Bundaberg Sugar’s $40 million investment to survive carbon tax
Bundaberg Sugar has invested $40 million on upgrading a mill in southern Queensland to avoid increases in financial payments when the carbon tax is officially introduced.
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