The Transport Workers' Union is arguing that the supermarket duopoly uses its market share to force transport workers to accept unsafe conditions.
Read More
De Bortoli suffers $24m profit slump
Winemaker De Bortoli, has suffered a $24.7m full-year profit loss, thanks to the high Australian dollar and the value of its equities investment portfolio taking a $50m hit.
Read More
Read More
Everything but the squeal: researchers steak claim with beef patent
How times have changed: agricultural businesses in the US and Australia no longer rely on cheap labour, economies of scale, and the absence of regulation. Instead they are turning to patent protection, in ways that might amuse, bewilder or horrify some observers.
Read More
Read More
Beer makers call for tax freeze
Beer manufacturers are pleading with the federal government to cut tax on beer ahead of a scheduled rise in August.
Read More
Read More
Winemakers to save thousands with new solar project
New solar power generators are expected to save leading winemakers, De Bortoli and Barossa Vintners, tens of thousands of dollars every year.
Read More
Read More
Jack Cowin chases tax payout from Deloitte
Fat food identity Jack Cowin and blue chip accounting firm Deloitte could end up in court to settle a dispute involving the return of hundreds of thousands of dollars in stamp duty.
Read More
Read More
Harris Farm urges ACCC to broaden supermarket probe
Harris Farm wants the ACCC probe into supermarkets to include lease agreements and new store developments.
Read More
Read More
Blueyou announces sustainable prawn sourcing program
Blueyou Consulting has announced the Selva Shrimp program, an initiative to sustainably source black tiger prawns.
Read More
Read More
AFGC says choice being eroded by private labels
Manufacturers’ representative the Australian Food and Grocery Council has expressed renewed concern about the spread of private label brands throughout supermarkets.
Read More
Read More
Inghams workers sacked – Mandatory CCTV demanded in animal processing plants
Inghams workers accused of torturing turkeys in the company’s processing plant in Sydney’s South West were sacked on Friday in response to anonymous footage.
Read More
Read More
Farmers call for mandatory code on supermarket conduct
After losing confidence in a voluntary code of conduct, the National Farmers' Federation is calling for the introduction of a compulsory code to prevent supermarkets misusing their market power.
Read More
Read More
We don’t tolerate mistreatment: Inghams CEO
Poultry producer, Inghams, says it is investigating procedures in one of its processing plants following the release of footage showing cruelty towards turkeys at the site.
Read More
Read More
Growers and workers out of pocket after cannery closure
In the wake of Cowra's Windsor Farm Food factory going into voluntary administration, more than 70 workers have been sacked and local growers left shortchanged.
Read More
Read More
NSW marine parks to be reviewed
Marine parks in NSW will be reviewed and bans on recreational fishing in most marine sanctuaries will be lifted as part of sweeping reviews by the state government.
Read More
Read More
Coke chokes the NT container deposit scheme
NT's container deposit legislation scheme is hardly going to make a dent in CCA’s profits and the company knows it. The legal case against the scheme is more about sending a message to other Australian states that may be considering a similar scheme.
Read More
Read More
Mining and beef production can co-exist: QLD mayor
Governments need to recognise the importance of the beef industry if the mining and agriculture industries are to co-exist in Queensland, the Cloncurry mayor has said.
Read More
Read More
Live export ban has scarred trading relationships: Elders
A change of government is needed to restore the trading relationship between Australia and Indonesia, with 2011's live export ban having lasting - and damaging - effects, said Elders' Malcolm Jackman.
Read More
Read More
Cadbury accused of dodging $46m in taxes
Chocolate manufacturer, Cadbury, has been accused of avoiding $46m in taxes by misleading Indian authorities about production from a new factory in India.
Read More
Read More
Roo lands in Russia after four year ban
The first shipment of kangaroo meat in four years has reached Russia, representing a potential revival in the sector.
Read More
Read More
Government grant to help Teys meatworks go green
A Rockhampton meatworks will lower it carbon emissions and power bills with the help of a $4.17m grant from the Australian government, as part of its Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program.
Read More
Read More