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the uk’s largest retailer has enlisted the assistance of a former shoplifter in order to tackle the issue of theft in the grocery stores. tesco’s eyes wide open campaign uses a training video made with the help of the former shoplifter to advise staff on how to reduce the likelihood of theft in-store. the video highlights the main products of interest to thieves and how they think they can get away with it.

metcash today announced that its liquor division, australian liquor marketers, would cease supplying woolworths subsidiary alh group in queensland when its existing supply contract ends on 30 june 2010. the widely expected move comes following woolworths’ commissioning of a distribution centre in queensland to service its own supply requirements. it will lead to a loss in sales for fy 2011 of around $420 million for metcash.

the fine food australia award winners were announced on monday night, with foods pacific limited and rubens fine foods sharing the prize for best new australian retail product.australia’s largest food industry trade show is in full swing this week, with the food industry showing their wares to international and domestic buyers. austrade is confident the show will boost food exports, having brought more than 250 food buyers from over 30 countries to attend.

australian retail sales fell in july, led down by a softer performance from the food retail sector. the restaurant, takeaway food and café sector posted another improved performance, however, in a sign that soaring consumer confidence is boosting interest in eating out after a year in which the ‘cocooning’ trend became a major talking point. on seasonally adjusted terms, food retailing sales were down 1.

advertising of snack foods and drinks by australian companies has dropped by more than 50 per cent in australia since 2005, according to new research from the world federation of advertisers. the study highlighted that advertising of high fat, sugar or salt (hfss) foods had fallen by $200 million across all media in australia over the past four years. last year, companies spent about $180m to advertise products compared with about $370m in 2005.

operators of a vermin-infested marrickville bakery who ignored a trading ban by food authority inspectors have been ordered to pay $60,000 in fines and costs, nsw primary industries minister ian macdonald said this week.the tuckerbag bakery pleaded guilty to 11 food law offences, including having filthy premises, vermin infestation and breaching a prohibition order. “this is a serious case where a food outlet was in such a disgraceful condition that the food authority shut it down, but the owner flouted the order,” mr macdonald explained.

the chocolate industry needs to provide more financial support to cocoa growers in ghana to guarantee future supplies from the west african state, leading academics and conservationists have claimed. the future of cocoa farming in ghana - a key source of cocoa for multinational chocolate makers - is under threat from unsustainable farming practices, while the prospect of falling earnings is discouraging farmers from cultivating the bean.

because i take a large number of nutritional supplements, i've become increasingly concerned over the years about supplement excipients, binders and fillers. one ingredient frequently used in vitamin manufacturing is titanium dioxide, a nanoparticle powder made of fine titanium bits. it's best known as an ingredient in sunscreen, but it's also used in thousands of cosmetic products as well as nutritional products.

food shortages are the biggest threat to global security today, and will soon lead to the collapse of more and more states, according to a warning published in scientific american by lester brown, founder the worldwatch institute and founder and head of the earth policy institute."for many years i have studied global agricultural, population, environmental and economic trends and their interactions," brown writes.

if asked what they consider to be the primary component in maintaining healthy bones, most people would probably suggest calcium, and lots of it. but like one writer puts it, ingesting calcium by itself is like trying to build a brick wall without the mortar; the other vital components to structural integrity are missing from the equation. current research is suggesting that maintaining the proper ph level in the blood is the primary factor in maintaining overall bone health, with calcium playing a supporting role in achieving this end.