Manufacturing plant upgrades from gov’t $45bn project
Backed by the Australian government, Farm Foods Australia’s manufacturing plant in Breakwater has expanded its production capacity, creating new jobs and installing new equipment.
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Orchard expansion to bring jobs to Gouldburn Valley
A family owned and operated orchard in the Goulburn Valley will get funding from the Victorian state government.
Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford announced that Vigliaturo Orchards will receive
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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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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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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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Energy policy could see jobs go offshore – report
A new Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) report, Energy shock: No gas, no power, no future?, concludes that Australia’s energy policy risks sending Australian jobs offshore.
The report finds
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Coca-Cola to close South Australia plant
Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) will close its plant in South Australia in 2019 and, as a result, 180 workers will lose their jobs.
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SA manufacturing boosts job numbers by nearly 10,000
The lower dollar has helped see South Australia’s manufacturing sector add nearly 10,000 new jobs, including many in the food making sector, in the last 12 months.
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Woolworths’ SPC tomato deal canned, fruit contract uncertain
Woolworths will no longer source tinned tomatoes from SPC Ardmona in Shepparton, and won’t say whether it will continue to buy tinned fruit from the Goulburn Valley cannery.
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Fonterra axes 30 jobs from Hamilton Canpac plant
There is sadness among workers as Fonterra cuts 30 jobs from its Hamilton packaging facility Canpac.
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Vacant central coast site to rise again as Tip Top factory
Tip Top has announced that it has purchased and will re-open the former Kellogg’s Australia site at Charmhaven, creating as many as 100 new jobs.
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Food and beverage could underpin SA’s economic future
Food and beverage manufacturing presented a major opportunity for South Australia’s economic expansion, with 85 per cent of the world’s middle-class population growth to come from Asia.
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Food and grocery manufacturing booming in western Sydney
The food and grocery sector in western Sydney is “booming” according to research released today.
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Smith’s Chips factory in WA to close
Smith’s Snackfood Company will shut its Smith’s Chips factory in Canning Vale next year and, as a result, 300 workers will lose their jobs.
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Fonterra pushes efficiencies and cuts 750 jobs
Fonterra Co-operative Group today provided a further update on its business review.
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