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22.10.2024 | Australian precision fermentation startup All G plans bovine lactoferrin launch in 2025 | If you’re going to make dairy proteins via precision fermentation, it makes sense to start with the highest value ones, says Sydney-based All G, which is aiming to launch bovine lactoferrin next year followed by human lactoferrin in 2026, w... |
11.10.2024 | How Aussie influencers are turning the consumer packaged goods market on its head | L-R: Better Beer and Nedd's Milk. Source: Instagram article-article-body
The golden – syrupy – age of Coca-Cola may be coming to an end. Relying on extensive distribution networks and mass marketing, it achieved global dominance and produce... |
08.10.2024 | Google Cloud appoints Paul Migliorini as ANZ Vice President | Google Cloud has announced the appointment of Paul Migliorini as the new Vice President for Australia and New Zealand.
Paul Migliorini will be based in Sydney and will lead the regional go-to-market strategy while collaborating with custome... |
02.10.2024 | FUNSICLE SETS SAIL FOR THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WITH LAUNCHES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND | Outdoor Recreation Brand Gains Global Momentum and Strengthens Commitment to Sustainability
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Funsicle® announces today its expansion into Australia and New Zealand. This strategic move follows succe... |
02.10.2024 | Melbourne Mum Wins 2024 Healthy Food Award for Wholefood Snack Range | GARDENVALE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, October 2, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Laura Allan, a concerned mother from Melbourne, has taken matters into her own hands when it comes to providing healthy snacks for her children. After being alarmed by t... |
24.09.2024 | Australia’s vEEF Launches Carbon-Neutral Plant-Based Meat Range at Price Parity With Animal Meat | Australian plant-based meat brand vEEF has launched a range of four carbon-neutral products, all priced equivalently to or lower than their animal-based counterparts.
The products are Plant Based Beef Mince, Plant Based Classic Sausages, Pl... |
19.09.2024 | MNML Takes Sleep and Sustainability to the Next Level with New Chamomile Sleep + Calm Laundry Capsules | MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MNML, a brand under Nutricare Pty Ltd, is dedicated to creating innovative and sustainable products. As consumers increasingly seek out products that merge effectiveness, sustainability, ... |
03.09.2024 | Why wage theft issues are so prominent in Australia | Profile Smart WFM
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As wage theft criminalisation laws draw closer, Australian government and industry need to come together to solve chronic wage theft issues that have plagued the nat... |
03.09.2024 | Stocks tiptoe towards US manufacturing, jobs data | MarketsStocks tiptoe towards US manufacturing, jobs data
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03.09.2024 | Plant-based meat maker Proform Foods to be wound up | Source: Facebook/ MEET article-article-body
Proform Foods, the manufacturer of MEET plant-based protein products, will be wound up three months after it fell into voluntary administration after efforts to restructure the business were unsuc... |
29.08.2024 | The Sweet Surge of Plant-Based Treats and Purpose-Driven Marketing | In a world where health trends shift like sand, two companies are carving their paths through innovation and purpose. Binggrae, a South Korean ice cream giant, is riding the wave of plant-based popularity. Meanwhile, SOCIETY, an Australian ... |
28.08.2024 | Australian marketing communications agency, SOCIETY, expands to U.S. | SOCIETY, an independent female-founded, owned and led marketing communications agency, has officially expanded into the U.S.
Founded by Dena Vassallo in 2017 in Australia, SOCIETY delivers marketing and communications solutions for brands a... |
28.08.2024 | Binggrae’s Plant-Based Melona Ice Cream Bars Achieve Triple Sales Growth in Europe | South Korea’s Binggrae, a manufacturer of ice cream, milk products, and snacks since 1967, has developed a dairy-free version of its iconic honeydew Melona ice bars, aiming to expand to other dynamic markets besides the USA.
Australia, Cana... |
17.08.2024 | The Oat Milk Revolution: Steve Smith's Leap into the Dairy-Free Future | In the world of sports, legends often hang up their boots, but some, like Australian cricketer Steve Smith, choose to swing for the fences in business. Smith's venture into the plant-based milk market with Oat Milk Goodness (OMG) is a testa... |
16.08.2024 | OMG: Australia’s Forbidden Foods to Acquire Cricketer Steve Smith’s Alt-Dairy Brand | 4 Mins Read Oat Milk Goodness, the Australian plant-based milk startup co-founded by cricketer Steve Smith, is to be acquired by Forbidden Foods. It now eyes an Indian expansion.
Australian cricket may be on a break, but one of its greatest... |
16.08.2024 | Can Switching Payroll Software Reduce the Risk of Underpaying Employees in Australia? | Talk to risk and compliance expert Tom McLeod, and he will tell you employers have two main responsibilities when it comes to their employees.
The first is to keep them safe while at work. The second? To pay them appropriately and accuratel... |
06.08.2024 | Smart50 alumni Cashrewards acquires Little Birdie | Cashrewards has announced Flybuys and Coles senior executive Anthony Seymour-Walsh as its new chief executive officer. Source: Cashrewards, supplied. article-article-body
Cashback platform Cashrewards says it has taken a significant step to... |
26.07.2024 | Australian Startups Soar: A $9.7 Million Boost in Innovation | Australia's startup scene is buzzing. This week, three innovative companies raised a combined total of $9.7 million. Each is carving a niche in the ever-evolving landscape of technology and finance. They are not just chasing dollars; they a... |
26.07.2024 | Three Aussie startups that raised $9.7 million this week | SeenCulture founder and CEO Nikki Tugano. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
The three Australian startups that raised new funding this week are building platforms to transform the advertising sector, bring a plan B to VC funding, and c... |
25.07.2024 | The Ripple Effect: Analyzing the Global Tech Outage and Its Aftermath**
** | ** In a world where technology is the backbone of daily operations, a recent global tech outage has sent shockwaves through industries, governments, and everyday life. The incident, triggered by a faulty software update from CrowdStrike, a ... |
22.07.2024 | CrowdStrike and Microsoft outage sparks scam warnings from ACCC and the government | Source: Unsplash/ Priscilla Du Preez article-article-body
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) is warning small businesses of potential scams in the wake of the global CrowdStrike and ... |
04.07.2024 | Exclusive: How WorkJam's revolutionising frontline communication | The Managing Director for APAC at WorkJam has revealed how the company is transforming frontline communication and boosting employee engagement, in an exclusive interview with TechDay.
Andrew Myers has been at WorkJam for six years, previou... |
02.07.2024 | APAC software market set to grow by more than 10% in 2024 | The software industry in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is anticipated to grow by 10.3% in 2024, according to a new report by Forrester, "The State Of The Software Market In Asia Pacific, 2023." Key investment areas identified are... |
24.06.2024 | Mega fines, ending retribution: What a mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct means for SMEs | Source: SmartCompany article-article-body
Major supermarkets will be banned from taking retribution against their small business suppliers and could find themselves subject to massive fines, after the federal government agreed to make the F... |
21.06.2024 | Robotic insect startup Goterra to turn household food scraps into animal feed in Sydney | L-R: Goterra CEO Olympia Yarger with Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore AO. Source: City of Sydney. article-article-body
Robotic insect farm startup Goterra will use maggots to help transform food scraps from Sydney households into animal f... |
20.06.2024 | ‘Pivotal moment’: New research reveals women in AI struggle to reach senior positions | Source: Unsplash/Christina@wocintechchat. article-article-body
More women are employed in artificial intelligence (AI) today than ever — in fact, since 2016, the number of women in the field has increased by 171%. However, women still remai... |
20.06.2024 | Indie supermarket pricing to face new scrutiny as survey shows Woolies, Coles pricier than Aldi | Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
Prices at IGA supermarkets will come under closer scrutiny in future taxpayer-funded research, Competition Minister Andrew Leigh says, after a new report on prices at Woolworths, Coles, and Aldi cons... |
18.06.2024 | Shippit’s new insights platform to give Aussie retailers full visibility from cart to doorstep | Shippit chief product officer Inga Latham. Source: Supplied and Canva. article-article-body
Australian retailers now have a potentially powerful weapon at their disposal, with commerce delivery platform Shippit this week unveiling an insigh... |
03.06.2024 | Australian Plant-Based Meat Producer ProFrom Foods Enters Voluntary Administration | ProForm Foods, an Australian plant-based meat company and producer of the MEET brand, has entered voluntary administration.
Gayle Dickerson and James Dampney of financial advisory firm KPMG Australia have been appointed as administrators, a... |
13.05.2024 | Woolworths Supply Shortage Revealed: What Caused the Empty Shelves? | By Joseph Henry
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Woolworths, one of Australia's major supermarket chains, has been grappling with wides... |
07.05.2024 | Make or break tax breaks: BDO’s 2024-25 federal budget prediction | BDO tax partner Mark Molesworth. Source: Supplied article-article-body
With just a week to go to the federal budget, there are growing whispers that the government will be considering some tax breaks aimed squarely at businesses.
Based on t... |
07.05.2024 | The real reason why AI bots are replacing retail staff | An AI-generated image. Source: Adobe Stock. article-article-body
You might have seen viral videos of Wendy’s drive-thru customers in the United States ordering their fast food from the firm’s generative AI bot Wendy’s FreshAI. Most show a v... |
02.05.2024 | Uber Eats focuses on SMEs with new grocery delivery tools | L-R: regional general manager of retail and grocery at Uber Lucas Groeneveld, Spudshed founder Tony Galati and QE Foods founder. Narinder Singh. Source: Supplied. article-article-body
This week Uber Eats announced the addition of some new f... |
24.04.2024 | Your hunch is right: You are paying more tax | Source: Canva article-article-body
The Commonwealth’s annual tax take is in rude health and growing strongly.
The latest numbers released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveal Australia’s overall taxation take has continued it... |
23.04.2024 | Why Melbourne-based raw chocolate business Pana Organic is returning to its roots | Pana Organic founder and CEO Pana Barbounis. Source: Supplied article-article-body
Vegan, organic food and raw chocolate brand Pana Organic has sold more than 15 million units of chocolate bars and more than 50 million products since the fi... |
22.04.2024 | Anzac Day: A state-by-state guide to 2024 trading hours | Source: Adobe Stock. article-article-body
Blood-red poppies, a sprig of rosemary, dawn services, gunfire breakfasts and marches — this Thursday will see Australians and New Zealanders come together on Anzac Day to commemorate and pause to r... |
18.04.2024 | Sapia.ai reveals chat-based job interviews preferred by women and minorities | Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
Sapia Labs, the research and development arm of Sapia.ai, is poised to reveal its latest AI research at the Society for Industrial-Organisational Psychology (SIOP) in Chicago. Among its findings is t... |
17.04.2024 | Why Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci dodged the ‘return on equity’ question during the Senate inquiry | Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci addresses the Boston Consulting Group BCG Digital Ventures at the launch of the BCG Climate and Sustainability Hub, in Sydney, Thursday, September 29, 2022. Source: AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts. article-article-body... |
16.04.2024 | Last Yard and YY Solutions Collaborate to Help Supercharge Innovation for Japanese Retailers | Industry first go-to-market agreement between leading Australian and Japanese retail technology companies; YY Solutions to sell Last Yard leading shelf edge solutions platform to Japanese retailers, provide deployment, consultation and trai... |
05.04.2024 | UnMEAT Launches New Campaign Promoting Plant-Based Protein Alternatives | unMEAT, a leading plant-based protein brand, has launched its latest campaign, “Add Some Un—to Your Usual,” focusing on its canned products, affordability, and clean ingredients, seeking to capture consumers’ attention as awareness and sale... |
04.04.2024 | Tillamook® Ice Cream Now Available in Australia, Exclusively at Woolworths | The farmer-owned dairy co-op produces the #1 fastest-growing scoopable ice cream brand in the United States
SYDNEY, April 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is embarking on an Australian adventure, bringing... |
21.03.2024 | How ethical are the $62 worth of Easter chocolates we’ll each buy this year? | Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
Australians enjoy chocolate, consuming on average the equivalent of 32 kilograms a year, but there is growing interest in its origins and how it’s made.
They want to know if their product is sustaina... |
18.03.2024 | Trust in Brands: The Fragile Balance | Trust in brands is a delicate dance, easily swayed by customer perceptions and experiences. In Australia, the recent shift in trust rankings from Woolworths to Bunnings highlights the importance of delivering on promises and maintaining str... |
18.03.2024 | Bunnings topples Woolworths as the most ‘trusted’ brand in Australia | Source: RealEstate article-article-body
Think of some of the world’s biggest brands: Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Apple. With what do you associate them? Are they positive associations? Now consider, do you trust them?
Brand trust is a meas... |
18.03.2024 | $63 billion online spend: Australian basket sizes shrink but purchase frequency up | Online shopping. Source: Unsplash. article-article-body
The average value of an online shopping basket fell in 2023, but spending is still clustered around the magic $100 ‘free shipping’ mark, according to e-commerce data from Australia Pos... |
13.03.2024 | Exploring the Flourishing World of Bread Flour in Australia | Share
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Bread flour is the backbone of many delicious baked goods, from crusty artisanal loaves to soft sandwich bread. In Australia, where baking is deeply ingrained in the culture, the quality of bread ... |
11.03.2024 | Queensland launches inquiry into big four supermarkets over “outrageous prices” | Source: Adobe Stock article-article-body
The Queensland government has appointed a supermarket pricing select committee to examine why climbing prices for fresh produce do not correlate with agricultural industry profits and whether consume... |
21.11.2023 | Jim’s Beauty: Just because he can, does that mean he should? | Jim Penman, founder and CEO of Jim’s Group. Source: Supplied article-article-body
Jim’s Group – best known for Jim’s Mowing and Jim’s Plumbing – last week announced a surprising brand extension.
It’s Jim’s Beauty, offering “professional bea... |
03.08.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Konscious Foods snags $26m for alt-seafood, Ocean 14 Capital reels in $33m | Top agrifoodtech news this week was all about the ocean. Plant-based seafood-maker Konscious Foods announced new funding, as did impact investor Ocean 14 Capital. Other funding rounds from the week included coffee tech, agribusiness marketp... |
01.06.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Neat Burger raises $18m, Debut bags $34m to expand cell-free biomanufacturing platform | This week, Neat Burger raised $18m to take its plant-based restaurant chain into new markets, synthetic biology startup Debut raised $34 million to expand its cell-free biomanufacturing platform, and biofertilizer startup Anuvia Plant Nutri... |
31.10.2022 | Peters Ice Cream and Montague launch Rescue Pops - Plums Up to combat food waste | Rescue Pops, a delicious sorbet made from Aussie plums
New Rescue Pops - a delicious plum sorbet on a stick
Montague Australian plums growing on tree
Peters Ice Cream and Montague have come together to create Rescue Pops, a sorbet made from... |
28.09.2022 | New Meliora Plant-Based Turkey Style Slices Launch Into Woolworths | Meliora Foods has added Turkey Style Slices to their strong portfolio of plant-based deli products.
Our Turkey Style Slices bring a burst of light, oven-roasted turkey flavour to sandwiches, salads and more.
Meliora Foods Plant Based Turkey... |
27.04.2022 | Thousands of Facebook users caught up in Woolworths scam promising free groceries | Thousands of Facebook users have been caught up in the latest attempt by scammers to impersonate supermarket giant Woolworths, after a fake Facebook page offered shoppers the chance to receive a free box of groceries if they shared a post o... |
17.02.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Equip gets $58m to help manage eating disorders; Bowery acquires Traptic | This week, US telehealth startup Equip raised funds for its eating disorder management platform, while Danish agtech company Agreena secured $22.5 million to help farmers participate in carbon markets.
In Asia, Next Gen Foods, the company b... |
02.02.2022 | Woolworths : boosts future of Australian-grown dates with $400,000 grant to SA family | Wednesday, 2 February 2022: Woolworths has awarded a $414,000 grant to a family-owned South Australian organic date farm to help increase the availability of locally-grown dates in the heavily import-reliant market.
The grant to Gurra Downs... |
13.12.2021 | Woolworths : seeks next wave of dairy farming innovators with $100,000 grants | Monday, 13 December 2021: Woolworths is calling on Australia's dairy farmers to share their plans for on-farm improvement, with grants of up to $100,000 available through the latest round of Woolworths' Dairy Innovation Fund.
The second rou... |
28.09.2021 | Woolworths opens its online marketplace following pilot | Woolworths has gone live with its expanded online shopping offering after several months spent piloting the platform.
The retailer, through its venture capital arm W23, invested in Melbourne startup Marketplacer back in April and also commi... |
20.09.2021 | OmniFoods Continues Explosive Growth With Launch Into 1000 Woolworths Stores in Australia | Hong Kong’s OmniFoods has continued its rapid global expansion with a launch into Australian supermarket chain Woolworths. The brand’s plant-based spam and pork mince will be available at almost a thousand stores nationwide.
It’s the latest... |
13.09.2021 | Revolutionary Finnish innovation Pulled Oats® lands in Australia | Revolutionary Finnish innovation Pulled Oats® lands in Australia Mon, Sep 13, 2021 08:00 CET
Gold&Green Foods' world conquest continues when the company's flagship product Pulled Oats® is launched in Woolworths, Australia's largest reta... |
12.08.2021 | Fable raises $4.8m from AgFunder, others for Heston-endorsed mushroom meat | Disclosure: AgFunder, AFN’s parent company, is an investor in Fable Food Co.
Australia’s Fable Food Co has raised A$6.5 million ($4.79 million) in a seed round led by Blackbird Ventures. Other participating investors include VC firms AgFund... |
27.07.2021 | Kraft Launches Vegan Mac and Cheese in Australia | After researching plant-based alternatives for its Philadelphia cream cheese, international food conglomerate Kraft has released a vegan version of its classic Mac & Cheese box. Gluten-free and vegan-certified, the new product is availa... |
08.06.2021 | WOOLWORTHS GROUP LIMITED
Woolworths : boosts Delivery Unlimited offer as same day delivery demand soars | Tuesday, 8 June 2021: Woolworths has revamped its popular Delivery Unlimited subscription plan to offer customers more convenient delivery options, bonus Everyday Rewards points and a dedicated customer care line.
Delivery Unlimited subscri... |
18.01.2021 | Woolworths to build a platform to host subscription-based services | Woolworths is set to develop a new technology platform that will underpin “multiple” subscription-based services.
The retailer revealed the plans in a job advertisement for a “technology lead” on December 8 last year, which it described as ... |
07.01.2021 | Woolworths still 'reluctant' to list all companies that handle its data | Woolworths says there are security risks - and no benefits to be had - from disclosing the names of all technology and data partners and suppliers that process or otherwise handle customer data.
The grocery retailer made the comments in a s... |
04.11.2020 | Woolworths trials first robotic locker to dispense online grocery orders | Woolworths is trialling a click-and-collect locker in western Sydney that is temperature-controlled and uses robotics to dispense the grocery order that a customer has placed online.
The supermarket operator revealed the trial of what appea... |
21.10.2020 | Plant-based protein maker v2food raises $55m: ‘We consider ourselves part of the meat industry’ | Australian plant-based meat maker v2food has raised A$77 million (US$55 million) in its Series B round, taking its total funding to date to A$113 million ($80 million) and setting the stage for its expansion into Asia.
Taking part in the Se... |
16.07.2020 | Woolworths trials queue tracking technology at supermarkets | Woolworths is applying booking technology originally built for smart parking to sense the length of queues forming outside supermarkets due to COVID-19 restrictions.
The retailer is trialling the technology known as Q Tracker, which both pr... |
18.04.2020 | Woolworths reports 320 percent rise in app use as shoppers digitally prep | Woolworths is seeing a 320 percent increase in the use of its app as shoppers either digitally prepare for a physical shop or - if they qualify - complete their grocery shopping online.
CEO Brad Banducci revealed the number in a letter to c... |
24.03.2020 | Woolworths, Coles move online delivery to war footing | Australian supermarkets and grocers are preparing to move their online sales and deliveries operations to a coordinated war footing to help ensure essential supplies get through to vulnerable and isolated people as the nation increasingly s... |
15.03.2020 | Woolworths and Coles face fresh trouble meeting online orders | Woolworths has stopped taking online orders for same-day pick-up and delivery while Coles is also having trouble fulfilling online orders as panic buying left some supermarkets short of certain “household staples”.
On Sunday afternoon, Wool... |
12.12.2019 | Mac Pro arrives in Australia – with top price of $85,600 | Apple has finally launched the Mac Pro, the workstation-class Mac it's teased for years.
So iTnews decided to see what it costs.
Ready to drop your jaw hitting the desk?
$85,597.98
And you still might not get it before Christmas - Apple say... |
05.09.2019 | Woolworths offer 25 percent off groceries via Scan&Go app | Woolworths is offering a 25 percent discount on groceries for the rest of the month to users of its Scan&Go service, which allows consumers to scan and pay for items using their smartphone.
The retailer said that the discount will be ap... |
21.01.2019 | Woolworths looks to large-scale conversational AI | Woolworths is working on a “green field” conversational AI platform that it expects to run “at enterprise scale” in its operations.
The project forms part of what the supermarket giant says is “a roadmap of solutions powered by leading edge... |
17.01.2019 | Australia: Woolworths and Coles Expand Vegan Lines | Australian supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles are both planning to expand their vegan ranges to satisfy the increasing demand, according to comparison site Canstar Blue.
Woolworths joined the several other sources predicting 2019 to be... |
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06.04.2015 | Amazon’s dashing vision of the future of shopping: Think fast, Think less, Buy more | Amazon’s announcement for its new vision of shopping, the Dash Button, was so bizarre, that people thought it was an early April Fool’s joke. The premise is simple. Push a button on a small gadget labelled “Tide” (a US washing powder), conv... |
30.09.2013 | Buying into the fast-changing trends of today’s retail scene | Global store sales in 2012 were approximately $12 trillion, and that’s a lot of cash. American retail sales make up 21% of this global expenditure, while Australian retail sales make up 1.7%.
The value of sales in Australia is $227 billion,... |
19.02.2013 | The price is wrong: ACCC overlooks supermarket power | The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced last week that it is investigating claims that Coles and Woolworths are bullying suppliers. The issue is serious, but the ACCC investigation only treats the symptom and div... |
05.10.2012 | Ireland’s Cubic Telecom Inks Multi-Million Dollar Roaming SIM Deal With Australia’s Woolworths | Mobile network operator Cubic Telecom, which runs the MAXroam cut-price roaming MVNO, has inked a deal worth “tens of millions” of dollars with Australian retail giant Woolworths. Maxroam’s virtual SIM (multi-IMSI) technology is being used ... |
- | The gig economy has entered the traditional workplace with Coles’ Uber Eats deal | Source: Unsplash/Sargis Chilingaryan
This month Coles announced a major new partnership with Uber Eats that will further expand the supermarket giant’s links with the gig economy. Under the arrangement, Uber Eats drivers will not only compl... |