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Asahi buying Carlton & United for $16b
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewer, has agreed to sell Carlton & United Breweries to Japan’s Asahi.
Aumake launches new channels with JD.com
AuMake will streamline ANZ brand access to JD.com’s primary online China platform.
Kanguru takes on South Korea with former Coke boss David Westall
Kanguru will launch into South Korea later this year with former Amatil executive David Westall leading the charge.
Unilever’s new marketing innovation tool inspired by Tinder
‘Idea swipe’ was developed by Unilever to allows users to make marketing decisions faster.
Huggies, Coke and Dettol lead Prime Day product sales
Amazon reports a record number of Prime members took part in Australia.
WHO finds many baby foods high in sugar and unsuitable for infants
WHO says high levels of added flavours and sugars could affect the development of children’s taste preferences.
US Roundup jury award slashed to $25m
Judge reduces punitive damages saying that while Monsanto “deserves to be punished”, the higher award was “constitutionally impermissible”.
P&G donates over $500,000 to support US women’s soccer team’s fight for equal pay
Secret deodorant is contributing US$529,000 to the US Women’s National Team Players Association to support equal salaries for women.
Campbell’s to sell Kelsen Group to Ferrero for $300 million
The food giant is proceeding with the sale of its international business which includes Australian biscuit company Arnott’s
AuMake records fastest sales growth in supplements at 618 festival
Since the launch of AuMake’s JD store in March, it has delivered an average monthly growth rate of over 100 per cent.
