With the mining boom all but over, commentators are hungry to seek the next driver for Australia’s growth. And with a fast growing middle class in Asia seeking more products for consumption, the Asian Food Bowl becomes an obvious source of potential. This Asian potential was reinforced with the 2014 trade mission by the Prime Minister and 600 or so of…
Australia’s farmers are big winners after the Free Trade Agreement with China was signed today. The agreement hopes to catalyse further growth and foreign investment in Australia’s dairy, beef, and sheep farming industries. The full article is here.
A TRUCKING company boss who failed to fix his vehicle’s brakes had been convicted of killing an employee, in a landmark jury decision.
The practice unfolds largely the same across all industries: A larger, more established company swoops in to acquire a smaller, fast-growing company.
German discount supermarket chain, Lidl, is ramping up plans to enter the Australian market, seeking to register its trademarks for use in Australia. Aiming to shake up the $94 billion supermarket industry, Lidl applied for trademarks across nearly every class in April. The full article is here.
The cyber security landscape will evolve rapidly and attacks will increase in number and sophistication, from a wider range of sources.
Spurred by the Maggi noodle controversy that has the country in its grips, India is now witnessing a new drive by the food industry.
The Health Claims Standard in the Food Standards Code significantly expands the range of health, nutrition and related claims permitted on food labels and advertisements.
Woolworths has nationally recalled its “Select Chicken and Vegetable Pies” 4 pack, which may contain glass. More detail here.
A Four Corners investigation that aired in early May revealed widespread exploitation of labour on Aussie farms and factories who supply some of our country’s major supermarkets. Some labour hire contractors are playing the middle-man between vulnerable migrant workers and food producers, paying these workers below their entitlements to win lucrative contracts. In some cases, this exploitation extends to slave-like…
