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Drought cripples Cava producer Freixenet: Four in five workers face furlough

Drought cripples Cava producer Freixenet: Four in five workers face furlough

Spanish cava producer Freixenet has presented a plan to lay off temporarily 615 workers, nearly 80 per cent of its workforce, due to a drought in the Penedes area of Catalonia, it said in a statement on Monday...
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SDA, NRA, SCCA launch campaign urging No One Deserves a Serve

The key message of the campaign is customers should treat retail staff and other customers with courtesy and respect.

From the shop floor to the C-suite: How Alison Francis worked her way up

Over her 25-year career at Costco Wholesale, the HR executive has gone from working in warehouses to managing them.

Coles, Woolworths promise ongoing negotiations after some workers strike

Both supermarkets stressed very few workers were involved and that the strike did not impact operations.

Bubs Australia names former Bulla exec as new CEO

Reg Weine was previously a non-executive director and board member of the company and replaces interim CEO Richard Paine...

Training back on the agenda to engage talent and fast-track performance

Businesses are grappling with the dual challenge of offering enticing opportunities for career growth while also adaptin...

Why Victoria’s Wage Inspectorate is taking Woolies to court

Earlier this month, it was revealed that supermarket giant Woolworths faces criminal prosecution for allegedly failing t...

Aldi Australia names Anna McGrath as CEO

Anna McGrath has been with the company for 17 years in various leadership roles and was the former group MD for both US ...

Liquor industry veteran joins eau de vie brand Feels Botanical

John Gakuru is a spirit industry professional with two decades of experience in international liquor across various role...

Coles names Anna Croft as its new chief commercial officer

Anna Croft is the current COO of Mecca Brands where she helped transform the retailers’ business operations for health a...

Sanford CEO Peter Reidie steps down

The chairman of Sanford, Sir Rob McLeod thanked Reidie for his leadership during a period of “extremely challenging” loc...

Food & Agribusiness Network appoints Nicole McNaughton as CEO

Food & Agribusiness Network (FAN) has named Nicole McNaughton as its new CEO after the successful cluster secures additi...

Dilmah Tea founder passes away

Dilmah CEO, Dilhan Fernando, said his father’s legacy will be “everlasting” and added his “remarkable journey and unwave...

Tribe relaunches under new ownership, CEO appointed

CEO Heath Baker told Shout that the completion of the administration process “marks a fresh start” for the brewery.

NZ King Salmon names Carl Carrington as its new CEO

Carl Carrington has more than 30 years of industry experience and was the former GM of McCashins Brewery and the MD of H...

Drinksology Kirker Greer set to ramp up Australasian reach

Steven Pattison, CEO of DKG, said the business is “readying itself for growth” and McFarland's appointment will support ...