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ExxonMobil Debuts WEX's DriverDash Payment Solution

02 July 2018

CSNews 06/25/2018 IRVING, Texas — WEX Inc., a provider of innovative corporate payment solutions, is launching DriverDash, an easy-to-use alternative…

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Woolworths has increased its market share of the alcohol retail market to a total of 50.1% of all packaged alcohol, according to Roy Morgan’s Alcohol Retail Currency Report.

02 July 2018

Dan Murphy’s had the biggest increase of share of market, up 1.2% in the 12 months to March 2018. Coles…

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Amex wins in US merchant fee dispute

02 July 2018

ANDREW CHUNG June 26, 2018 Reuters The US Supreme Court has sided with American Express and against 11 states, ruling…

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The low sugar drink hitting a sweet spot in Australia, growing seven times in the last two years

02 July 2018

Shireen Khalil JUNE 30, 2018 IT IS the drink that has exploded on the Australian market in the past year,…

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Tesco goes 'cashless' to cut queueing times to just 45 seconds as it trials scheme in first store

02 July 2018

The supermarket’s pilot scheme follows a similar one by Waitrose and a scan-and-go app trialled by Co-op Ruki Sayid Consumer…

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BP buys Britain's largest electric car charging company, Chargemaster, for $230m

02 July 2018

Kelly Gilblom June 29, 2018 AFR BP plans to acquire the UK’s largest electric vehicle charging company, the latest in…

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What happens to used electric-car batteries? You may be surprised.

02 July 2018

David Stringer and Jie Ma  June 28, 2018 AFR The first batches of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are hitting…

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Plastic coffee cups banned by 2023: report

02 July 2018

MATT COUGHLAN June 27, 2018  Australian Associated Press  Single-use plastics like coffee cups, straws and balloons could be banned by…

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E10 petrol rip-off: pushes motorists to buy premium fuel, doesn’t lead to cleaner air

02 July 2018

E10 petrol was billed as a win for our hip pockets and the environment, but it couldn’t be further from…

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Victorian government’s move to ban lightweight plastic bags slammed as “absolutely ridiculous”

02 July 2018

DOMINIC POWELL June 28, 2018 The Victorian government has pledged to ban lightweight, single-use plastic bags across the state after…

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Welcome to Australia’s Largest Convenience Industry Trade Show

02 July 2018

5 – 16 August 2018 Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre Now in its 27th year of operation, with over 80…

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Monash Food Innovation Centre

02 July 2018

You received the email as you are on our database as friends of MFIC and we wanted to make sure…

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