Tag: Simplot
ARENA-backed project to investigate opportunities for using renewables in process heating in manufacturing.
The Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP) has received $460,500 in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to investigate opportunities for using...
Simplot employees end year-long wage dispute
Food processor Simplot and its employees have reached an agreement for a 6% wage increase over the next three years to finally settle the...
Simplot Australia in line to buy Black Swan dip business
Simplot Australia is firming up to be the frontrunner to acquire Black Swan, one of Australia's most-loved dip brands, for an expected sum of...
Cost-cutting lifts Simplot’s profit
Simplot Australia, the manufacturer of brands such as Birds Eye and John West, has managed to nearly double its net profit to $45.6 million...
WRI recommends retraining for redundant manufacturing workers in the Central West
The Western Research Institute says retraining local manufacturing workers who have lost their jobs is necessary in the Central West region.
The WRI promotes the...
State Government battles to keep Simplot in Tasmania
The State Government has put forward a $500,000 financial aid for capital upgrades in order to keep Simplot in Tasmania.
The company announced that it...
Simplot to sack 100 workers as AMWU demands Government protection
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union has called on the governments to do more to protect the food industry after Simplot announced a definite restructure which...
Macfarlane says high Australian dollar still continues to hurt manufacturing
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane said the biggest issue that continues to hurt Australia’s manufacturing industry is the country’s high dollar, while also admitting...