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Pret A Manger sales break £500m for first time

12 May 2014

9 May 2014 The Guardian The 350-outlet chain says growing demand for healthy lunches helped raise turnover by 15% and…

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The State Victorian and looming Federal Budgets have the potential to lead to a spike in crime rates, says Charlie

12 May 2014

CHARLIE BEZZINA MAY 07, 2014 HERALD SUN A TIGHT government Budget — whether delivered at Federal or State level —…

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Grocery shoppers give up the aisles

12 May 2014

SOPHIE ELSWORTH MAY 11, 2014 NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA TIME-POOR Australians are skipping trips to the supermarket and paying a premium…

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Sugar is the real enemy, not fat itself, says film targeting obesity

12 May 2014

Edward Helmore 11 May 2014 The Observer US documentary calls for laws to limit consumption of harmful sweeteners hidden in…

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Coca-Cola Amatil restructures beverages division

12 May 2014

MITCHELL NEEMS MAY 12, 2014 BUSINESS SPECTATOR COCA-COLA Amatil managing director Alison Watkins has announced a restructure of the group’s…

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Who Is Winning the Battle of C-stores vs. QSRs?

07 May 2014

Don Longo April 25, 2014 Convenience Store News NATIONAL REPORT — Convenience stores are facing all kinds of new competition…

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ACCC alleges Coles bullying and tries to calm suppliers

07 May 2014

Sue Mitchell May 7, 2014 The Age The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is attempting to calm grocery suppliers who…

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Coles threatened 200 suppliers over rebates, ACCC claims

07 May 2014

MAY 05, 2014 COLES threatened to boot Guylian chocolates and Orange Power cleaners from its shelves unless suppliers paid rebates…

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CONVENIENCE INDUSTRY CONTINUES GROWTH TRAJECTORY

07 May 2014

Jeff Rogut CEO AACS 7th May 2014 Australian convenience stores have outpaced the growth of the grocery channel for the…

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Where Vapor Comes Sweeping Down the Plain

05 May 2014

MATT RICHTEL APRIL 26, 2014 E-Cigarettes Take Hold in Oklahoma Nick Whitson, who is 32 and covered with enigmatic tattoos…

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Constant Innovation Fuels Convenience Foodservice

05 May 2014

Linda Lisanti April 29, 2014 Convenience Store News NATIONAL REPORT — The world of foodservice is getting crowded. When hunger…

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Queensland Government urges boycott of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream over WWF ‘propaganda’ on Great Barrier Reef

05 May 2014

news.com.au APRIL 28, 2014 BEN and Jerry’s ice cream has been hauled over the coals by the Queensland Government for…

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