The prominent Indigenous activist won a decades-long campaign to rename Coon cheese has now set his sights on Samboy Chips. The iconic chip brand, now owned by Snack Brands, is purchased by Phillipin ...
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Australia now makes its own bottles!
Recycling giant Visy has struck a deal with the world's biggest glass bottle maker, Owens-Illinois Glass, to buy its Australian and New Zealand operations in a $733 million transaction. ...
New Australian Made logo cost $10 million!
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS NEW LOGO FOR AUSTRALIA? A new logo featuring an abstract depiction of wattle has been approved by Trade Minister Simon Birmingham to represent Australia overseas. The new $ ...
We are shopping online more than ever before
The global COVID-19 pandemic has set a new baseline for eCommerce in Australia, with online predicted to hold a 15 per cent share of the total retail market by the end of 2020* 2020-ecommerce ...
Nestle to rename Red Skins and Chicos
Two of Allen’s classic lolly varieties are to get new names. Nestle, which owns Allen’s, announced it would rename Red Skins and Chicos. Nestle said the decision “acknowl ...
China’s Mengniu Dairy buys Bellamys, Dairy Farmers and Pura Milk now approved by ACCC
The Chinese company behind the $1.5 billion takeover of organic infant formula maker Bellamy's has benen approved to buy another of Australia's biggest dairy operations. The new Chinese owner of Bell ...
Metcash to buy Total Tools
Metcash, the supplier to thousands of independent supermarkets, will acquire national tools retailer Total Tools for $57 million. Metcash supplies IGA, Mitre 10, Home Timber & Har ...
Who is buying Australian agriculture land?
Foreign interests own around 4.6% or 2.5 million hectares of agricultural land in NSW and the ACT, according to the 2017-2018 Register of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land. This com ...
New national security laws for foreign investors set to pass Parliament
New national security laws targeting foreign investment in Australia are set to sail through Parliament as an inquiry is urged to establish a hit list of Australian sectors vulnerable to Chinese polit ...
Rip Curl sold to Kiwis in $350m deal
Iconic Australian surf brand Rip Curl has been sold to New Zealand specialist outdoor retailer Kathmandu in a $350 million deal. The deal is another iconic Australian brand to be lost this year. The ...
Australian gourmet cheese supply swaps foreign ownership
Iconic Australian cheese brands located in Burnie and King Island, including South Cape, King Island Dairy and Tasmanian Heritage have been on sold to another foreign owner. The ACCC has decide ...
Aussie Wine wins WINE OF THE YEAR
Barossa Valley winery Kellermeister Wines has been judged the best wine in the world at the prestigious London Wine Competition for its 2015 vintage Wild Witch Shiraz Wild Witch Shiraz’s 2015 vintage ...