Dole reinvigorates Snacking with Crunches launch
Dole has entered the Packaged Nuts category with Dole Crunches, a fun range of cube-shaped snacks made from premium dry-roasted nuts.
Dole has entered the Packaged Nuts category with Dole Crunches, a fun range of cube-shaped snacks made from premium dry-roasted nuts.
Iconic New Zealand brand Meadow Fresh is invigorating the dairy aisle with 42 new additions to its product line. There are new cheese and culinary products (cottage cheeses, cream cheeses and sour creams) plus tasty new smoothies and yoghurts.
The Independent Inquiry Committee which reviewed the circumstances giving rise to the precautionary recall of whey protein concentrate (WPC80) last year has welcomed Fonterra’s progress on implementing recommended improvements.
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer AOPEN is opening a multi-million-dollar laboratory in Melbourne to showcase the future of shopping and retail technology, from transparent displays and digital labels to virtual touchscreens and waiter-less restaurants.
Elldex Packaging is set to upgrade and replace its existing manufacturing facilities with a new 5,000 square metre state-of-the-art factory in Christchurch’s Dakota Park.
BrewDog is a maverick Scottish brewery famous for publicity stunts. They have brewed 40% ABV beers, sold bottles inside stuffed rodents, given press conferences wearing penguin suits, and have been condemned by Scottish MPs more than any other brewery in history.
This new brewery takes its name from the mythical Lakeman, a beer drinking beast said to dwell on the shores of Lake Taupo. He is stereotypically big and hairy but is considered unique among monsters for his love of craft beer.
MPI was notified of a recall on 5 September 2014: Cotterill & Rouse brand Chilli Jam 350g with a Best Before date of: 17.11.15-1. The best before date is located above the nutrition information panel on the product label and includes the product batch reference (-1).
Paymark and EFTPOS New Zealand (ENZ) have signed a deal that will see Paymark provide outsourced payment processing services to ENZ for the next five years.
The Government’s decision to pick up Australia’s voluntary front-of-pack Health Star Rating system was a positive move and was heralded as such from both inside and outside the industry, says Katherine Rich, CEO of the NZ Food & Grocery Council, in her monthly column in FMCG Business magazine.
PAK’nSAVE is proudly supporting CanTeen’s Annual Appeal, which starts this week (Monday 8 September – Sunday 21 September).
The 2015 Convenience & Impulse Convention & Expo is Australia’s industry showcase for retailers and suppliers in the route, convenience and impulse channels.