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Collagen drinks gaining traction in Chinese market

25 March 2019

March 22, 2019 News Food & Beverage Tmall Global has unveiled two key initiatives that further Alibaba’s plans to bring…

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Baristas beware: A robot that makes gourmet cups of coffee has arrived

25 March 2019

Peter Holley Mar 23 2019 Washington Post In the food industry, it seems, the robot revolution is well underway, with…

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Service station chain Westside Petroleum prosecuted for underpaying regional workers

25 March 2019

EWIN HANNAN MARCH 25, 2019 WORKPLACE EDITOR A major service station chain is being prosecuted for allegedly underpaying 22 workers…

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JUST Water launch steps up pressure on Coca-Cola Amatil

18 March 2019

Sue Mitchell Mar 14, 2019 AFR The world’s fastest growing water brand, JUST Water, has teamed up with a 159-year…

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Is the end of smoking near? Tobacco giant Philip Morris will stop selling cigarettes in NZ – in favour of new nicotine technologies

18 March 2019

SAHAR MOURAD 14 March 2019 DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Tobacco giant Philip Morris is going to stop selling cigarettes in New…

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'Manifestly failed': Damning report calls for franchise sector overhaul

18 March 2019

Cara Waters and Adele Ferguson March 14, 2019 The Age The parliamentary inquiry into the $170 billion franchising sector has…

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AACS CALLS FOR SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AHEAD OF ELECTION

18 March 2019

As NSW voters prepare to head to the polls, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has urged Liberal and…

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Turns out it's safe to use a cellphone at the gas station — and that could change the way you pay

18 March 2019

Sarah Law March 12, 2019 CBC News ‘We looked at the risk assessment, and agreed with the conclusions about the…

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Uber drivers in convenience store shake-up

18 March 2019

Simon Evans Mar 13, 2019 AFR The founders of an in-car mini-vending machine being increasingly used by Uber drivers to…

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Trump Wants E-Cigarette Companies to Pay User Fees

18 March 2019

March 13, 2019 NACS News Opponents say the “user fees” are just another tax. WASHINGTON – The Trump administration wants…

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Investors are questioning the supermarkets' $8b spending spree

18 March 2019

Sue Mitchell Mar 11, 2019 AFR Coles, Woolworths and Metcash will spend $8 billion over the next three years refurbishing…

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Philadelphia Bans ‘Cashless’ Stores Amid Growing Backlash

18 March 2019

Karen Zraick March 7, 2019 New York Times In a sign of the growing backlash against “cashless” stores around the…

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