Troubled soft drinks giant Coca-Cola Amatil axes 260 Aussie jobs
Coca-Cola Amatil said today it plans to cut 260 jobs as part of AUD $100m cost-cutting campaign aimed at boosting profitability in its struggling Australian soft drinks business.
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Pakistani food company and NGO team up to improve slaughterhouse standards
A collaboration between a major Pakistan food company and local non-governmental organisation (NGO) aimed at improving the country’s slaughterhouse standards is set to expand sales abroad.
'Dramatic' carrageenan supply chain shake up as Indonesia eyes domestic processing
Indonesia plans to process half of its seaweed domestically by 2020, meaning the carrageenan supply chain could see massive geographic diversions in the future.
DIGGING INTO INNOVATION AND NPD WITH DATAMONITOR CONSUMER
Bakery for diabetics: How to storm into China
Developing baked goods for diabetics has heaps of potential in China given the rates of diabetes and mounting concern in the country, says Datamonitor Consumer.
Australia-China
First winery begins shipments under Aus-China organic joint-agreement
A South Australian winery has estimated that having full organic certification alone could help grow its exports to China by one-quarter.
Analysis
Malaysia's $72m 'Beef Valley' plan results in just 20 head of cattle
It was meant to be Malaysia’s Beef Valley, but now it’s not even Beef Alley, according to an online new investigation into the National Feedlot Corporation’s 2,000ha farm in Negri Sembilan.