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Consumer trust and food safety – more connected than ever

Inside Retail

One of the roll-on effects of the pandemic has been to disturb that implicit trust, the willingness of consumers to suspend their sense of caution and presume that competent manufacturers will have taken all the proper care and provisions necessary to ensure their foods are completely uncontaminated. And what does it do for me and my family?

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AFGC demands consistent, nationwide rules on Covid close contacts

Inside Retail

“However, we urge all state and territory governments to develop a uniform approach that will allow asymptomatic workers to return to their critically important jobs, subject to strict controls to protect public health so that they can continue the work of supplying food and groceries to the nation,” she said.

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Amer Sports is big in China. Here’s why that could be a problem for its IPO

Inside Retail

The biggest shareholder, with a 56 per cent stake, is Anta Sports, a Chinese athletic clothing manufacturer with aspirations to take on Western rivals such as Nike and Adidas. Under Anta’s ownership, Amer Sports’ ties to China have grown.

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Changes to isolation requirements for critical workers divide the industry

Inside Retail

On Sunday, NSW Health announced that critical workers in the food logistics and manufacturing sectors deemed as close contacts will be permitted to leave self-isolation to attend work if they are asymptomatic, a ruling that has divided many. New rules for critical workers.

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How Sam Walton’s sundown rule makes me a better leader: Andy Chen, Comvita

Inside Retail

I was also previously with manufacturing company Methven working on the brand side, but Comvita is my first role on the brand side in the FMCG space. I believe personal health is really important and will become the centre of personal spending. I spent 10 years at Walmart in HR management and project management.

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We’re witnessing one of the worst policy failures in Australia’s history

Inside Retail

The Omicron variant is tearing through Australia’s workforce, from health care and child care , to agriculture and manufacturing , to transportation and logistics , to emergency services. The first step was to shift the goalposts on “test, trace, isolate and quarantine” arrangements by redefining “close contact”. ANZ Research.

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‘This place enables curiosity’: Inside Levi’s Eureka Innovation Lab

Inside Retail

The lab’s output over the past 10 years is impressive and wide-ranging, from researching and developing new products to testing new manufacturing techniques and equipment to building digital apps and technology. “It was a signal to the company that innovation is important.”

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