JULIA RAMPEN 16 MAY 2016 Mirror UK Corner shop workers could do with more pay, but bosses are feeling equally stretched – and soon customers may be too The price you pay could be about to rise Next time you pop down to the corner shop, you might find things are a little bit more expensive than you remembered. Corner shop owners will struggle to cover costs and pay the new ‘living wage’, according to research by corner shop supplier Palmer & Harvey. One in three of those surveyed said they are planning to either cut staff hours or hike prices. One in four plan to make staff redundant. Chris Etherington, boss of Palmer & Harvey, said he agreed with the principle of a higher minimum wage. But he added: “Our research confirms that retailers see the Living Wage as the greatest challenge facing them, and that they will respond…

JON WOODS 25 MAY 2016 Telegraph UK The Government’s plan to impose a tax on soft drinks containing sugar made headlines after it was announced in the Budget in March. People are curious about what Coca-Cola thinks of the proposal; I get asked about it a lot – at work and also at home with friends and family. While we agree with the Government that obesity rates are too high and need to be reduced, we do not believe additional taxes are the solution. There is no reliable evidence from anywhere in the world that shows taxing food and drink – let alone just some soft drinks – has changed people’s behaviour and made them thinner. ‘A sugar tax will impact thousands of businesses for whom soft drinks are a vital part of their trade’ We are a consumer-led business. We listen to and respond to our consumers, and for…

Frank Chung MAY 26, 2016 news.com.au “WHO the f*** are you to judge me?” After copping abuse from a random stranger in her local Woolworths for buying private-label milk, Townsville grandmother Nadine was fed up. The 51-year-old, who looks after her five grandchildren and works at the local newsagent, told Kidspot she was accosted by the woman as she was rushing from work to school pick-up this week. “It’s people like you that are contributing to the downfall of the local farmers — you and your $2 milk,” the stranger said. Nadine hit back. “You don’t know my circumstances! I support local businesses where I can,” she told the woman. “I buy my papers and mags from a newsagency when I can afford it and I buy bread from the local bakery. Who the f*** are you to judge me?” Nadine’s story highlights the increasingly bitter nature of the milk…

Macquarie The Food and Drug Administration said a new nutrition-facts panel on the back of packaged food and beverages will list how many grams of sugar have been added by manufacturers, and what percentage of the recommended daily maximum that represents. The FDA’s decision to break out added sugar from the total sugar count already on packaging comes amid a yearslong campaign by the Obama administration to curb obesity, diabetes and other ailments. The new sugar rules have faced opposition from food and beverage companies, which say there is no difference between naturally present sugars and added sugars. Manufacturers have two years to comply with the new regulation, though they could still challenge the changes in court. Those with less than $10 million in annual food sales will have three years. The spotlight on sugar could push dozens of major companies — including General Mills Inc., PepsiCo,Campbell Soup Co. and…

AAP MAY 25, 2016 The number of people in France and Britain who have tried an electronic or e-cigarette has risen sharply in just two years, according to a Europe-wide study. The research, led by scientists at Britain’s Imperial College London and published on Tuesday, looked at attitudes to and use of e-cigarettes across Europe between 2012 and 2014. It found that France had the highest use of e-cigarettes, with the proportion of those who had tried one nearly tripling to 21.3 per cent from 7.3 per cent. In the UK the figure rose from 8.9 per cent in 2012 to 15.5 per cent in 2014 – higher than the European average. Using data from more than 53,000 people across Europe – with at least 1000 from each country – the study also found the proportion of people across Europe who consider e-cigarettes dangerous nearly doubled to 51 per cent…

David Hurley May 25, 2016 Herald Sun A CHINESE man has been caught at Melbourne Airport trying to smuggle almost 50,000 cigarettes into the country. Australian Border Force (ABF) officers selected the 60-year-old man for a baggage search after he arrived on a flight from China on May 22. During the examination the officers found 49,120 cigarettes, which would have a duty payable of almost $30,000. Glenn Scutts, the acting ABF Regional Commander for Victoria and Tasmania, said: “Undeclared cigarettes pose a risk given the unknown source of the tobacco and are a clear attempt to defraud Australian taxpayers of legitimate tax revenue. “The ABF takes very seriously any revenue evading attempt and this seizure should serve as a warning to anyone involved in this type of activity – it is only a matter of time before you will be caught. “This is a timely reminder to passengers arriving in…