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Australia grows avocado exports with year-round supply
Fresh Plaza
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July 11, 2025
Australia's avocado industry continues to expand its presence in international markets, with consistent supply across eight growing regions stretching from far north Queensland to the southwest of Western Australia. Growers operate under a range...
Food News of the Week: Vegan Octopus Returns, Beyond's Whole-Cut Steak, and Meatless Hot Dogs Come to This Chain
VegNews
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July 11, 2025
The Fourth of July may be behind us, but the celebrations don’t have to end just yet. Why not keep the party going with National Hot Dog Day? It falls on the third Wednesday of July, which this year is July 16, and it’s the perfect excuse to fire...
Australian International Spirits Awards winners revealed
The Shout
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July 11, 2025
The winners of this year’s Australian International Spirits Awards have been revealed this week, with Australian spirits dominating this year’s Trophy wins. The awards were established in 2015 as the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards, organisers...
Australian PM Albanese to depart Saturday for China's Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu
Global Times
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China Australia photo: VCG Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stressed the importance of Australia's ties with China ahead of his six-day visit to China, during a press conference on Friday where he talked up his upcoming visit to...
Beverage company opens $400M facility in Australia
Food & Beverage
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July 9, 2025
Beverage company Suntory has opened its $400 million facility in Swanbank, Queensland, alongside the official launch of its $3 billion multi-beverage business, Suntory Oceania, to support growth in the beverage sector. To grow the beverage sector...
Australia’s ghost crabs decapitate baby sea turtles
Popular Science
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July 10, 2025
Life can get off to a rough start for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings. In fact, it can look more like a feeding frenzy with the sea turtles as the featured dish. After they hatch from their nests on the beach, Australia’s golden...
Food, scenery are rich people's top priorities when booking hotels, Marriott International survey finds
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 10, 2025
Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 16:42 Updated: 13 Jul. 2025, 14:46 Oriol Montal, Regional Vice President of luxury for the Asia-Pacific region excluding China at Marriott International [MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL] At luxury hotels like St. Regis and JW...
Drinks prices for Oasis Heaton Park shows this weekend
Liverpool Echo
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July 10, 2025
The countdown is on as Oasis gear up to perform at Heaton Park this weekend, marking their first Manchester performance in 16 years with back-to-back homecoming shows. Following two successful inaugural shows in Cardiff last weekend, Liam and Noel...
Australian grape crush rebounds in 2025
The Drinks Business
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July 9, 2025
Despite cold snaps and dry winds, Australia crushed 11% more grapes than last year, but still lags behind the 10-year average. Wine Australia claims it’s all part of “balancing supply and demand”. Australia’s 2025 winegrape crush rose 11% on last...
Australians hunt for discounts as prices drive choices
Convenience & Impulse Retailing
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July 10, 2025
Facebook LinkedIn Two in five Australians prioritise lowest prices, with 82 per cent “promo loading” and 81 per cent actively seeking discounts. Circana’s latest analysis of food and grocery trends highlights a complex retail environment shaped by...
Australia's competition watchdog to not fight potential Lactalis bid for Fonterra assets
WIKY - Indiana
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By Sherin Sunny and Rajasik Mukherjee (Reuters) -Australia’s competition watchdog said on Thursday it would not oppose any potential bid from French dairy giant Lactalis to buy New Zealand-based Fonterra Co-Operative Group’s consumer, dairy...
Australian regulator not opposed to Lactalis buying Fonterra's Mainland Group
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
File image. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly ACCC not opposed to Lactalis buying Fonterra's Mainland Group Australian regulator says an acquisition is unlikely to result in substantial lessening of competition Any deal is still hypothetical as...
Australian regulator clears suitor for Fonterra consumer businesses
interest.co.nz
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The sale of dairy giant Fonterra's global consumer businesses, which includes household name brands such as Anchor and Mainland, has taken a potentially significant step forward. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has...
Mondrian makes waves at Burleigh Heads with a striking Australian debut
Wallpaper*
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July 11, 2025
The Gold Coast has long delivered sun, surf and spectacle, but the arrival of Mondrian at Burleigh Heads signals something more deliberate. Set between the Norfolk pines and the Pacific, the property marks the brand’s Australian debut. A place to...
Hihifo Food improves exports with new processing gear
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 11, 2025
A local agribusiness has expanded export capacity after upgrading food processing equipment through a PHAMA Plus partnership. Hihifo Food, a family-run exporter based in Ha’avakatolo, Tongatapu, now operates with modernised gear, including a food...
World News | German Tourist Found Alive 12 Days After She Was Lost in Australian Outback
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Melbourne, Jul 11 (AP) German tourist Carolina Wilga was found alive in Australia's remote Outback on Friday, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered, police said. The last known sighting of the 26-year-old...
I'm an American who took a solo trip to Australia. I felt lonely and got food poisoning — but I'd still do it again
Business Insider
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July 11, 2025
Many travelers rave about the freedom of solo travel, but I always thought I'd feel lonely without my friends and family. Yet when a friend and I booked a dreamy, 10-night cruise to the South Pacific from Sydney, I knew I wanted to explore more of...
German woman found alive after 12 days missing in Australia's Outback
CBS News
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Melbourne, Australia — German tourist Carolina Wilga was found alive in Australia's remote Outback on Friday, 12 days after she went missing and a day after her abandoned van was discovered, police said. The last known sighting of the 26-year-old...
New survey highlights drinks industry issues and advice
The Shout
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July 11, 2025
Global drinks industry community, Celebrate Her, hospitality training platform, Allara Global and consumer intelligence experts, CGA by NIQ have partnered to conduct a global drinks industry survey, which has delivered fascinating insights on what...
Australian-made beverage grade CO2 supply grows
Food & Drink Business
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The facility commenced supply earlier this year, with capacity to produce more than 60,000 tonnes of beverage-grade liquid CO2 annually. This is equivalent to the amount of CO2 needed to carbonate 7.5 billion litres of carbonated drinks which...