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Dickson’s has been in business since 1854, that’s 158 years, and has built a strong foundation of evolving, innovation, surviving the tough times and thriving through challenging periods. I recently had the pleasure of attending the Dickson’s Trade Expo where the theme of the day was supporting retailers to Survive and Thrive Dickson’s focus is on supporting all their customers on how to survive and thrive in a challenging retail environment – not just with product deals but also retail education. I certainly applaud the initiatives that Richard, Andrew, Tony and the whole team have created to support their valued customers and it shows that no matter how old or young, a business is, customer focus and constant innovation are keys to success.

Nu-Pure Beverages – an innovative Australian beverage company Jeff Rogut June 2012 We often talk about innovation and commitment to a category, and I am pleased to feature one of our Members, Nu-Pure beverages who are a growing and innovative supplier to our channel. As was highlighted in our recent ‘State of the Industry’ report, Beverages is a major, profitable and growing category for convenience stores and with developments such as these with Nu-Pure it is great to see new products coming through to support customer demand. Here’s the updated Nu-Pure Story: Business Overview: Nu-Pure is a 100% Australian owned company trading nationally for 6 years. We currently have the third (3rd) largest volume spring water brand NU in the Australian route market (turning over 35-40 million units per annum) behind Mt Franklin/Frantelle. Our SQUARE product range has differentiated us to the traditionally commodity driven round bottle offers, all of…

The first AACS Supplier Expo will take place on August 22nd the day of the PJ Scholarship Award Judging and the Gala and Awards Dinner. This will be held at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne from midday. Come and meet with some of the key suppliers to the industry and see the offers that they have, new products and innovative ideas for the Convenience channel and have a cuppa with us. The detail of exhibitors is as follow:

“There is still time to reserve your places for the AACS Convenience Leadership program in July. View the Brochure One of our feature presenters on Foodservice is Dr Nancy T. Caldarola, Ph.D., R.D. from the USA. Nancy Caldarola, Education Director for NACS Center for Achieving Foodservice Excellence (CAFÉ), has been involved with the hospitality industry for more than 40 years. She has led the development and delivery of NACS CAFÉ educational programs, including the Certified Convenience Foodservice Manager program and the Advanced Foodservice Strategy and Menu Management programs. She is a frequent contributor to the NACS Magazine, the Restaurant Informer magazine, is a speaker for NACS and restaurant associations, and is a consultant to convenience store chains and QSR chains. Her experience in the restaurant/foodservice segment includes senior operations and management assignments with ARAMark, Pizza Hut, Inc., Chi-Chi’s Mexican Restaurants, Duff’s Famous Smorgasbord, Friendly Ice Cream, and AFC Enterprises, Inc.,…

May 30 2012 Read the Article

Sergeant Michelle O’Rielley Dear Managers, State Crime Prevention Branch would like to advise you and your members on a number of resources available that may assist your industry in improving security and minimising the opportunity for robberies. Local Crime Prevention Sections are available to provide managers and staff with the ‘SAPOL Armed Robbery Prevention Kit’. This kit provides up to date information including strategies to reduce the risk of crime and improve the safety of staff and customers. Also included is a suspect description form, a ‘No Cash’, ‘Keep Cash Low’ and ‘Height’ sticker, a ‘Temporarily Closed’ sign and a ‘CODE A’ Poster. The kit is supported with a Local Crime Prevention member available to give an ‘Armed Robbery Prevention’ presentation that provides invaluable information regarding premises design; cash handling tips; reducing and minimising the risk to both the staff and business; CCTV information; and staff information including personal safety…