AUSTRALASIAN CONFECTIONERY MANUFACTURERS THINK TRADE DEALS WILL HELP EXPORTS
February 1st, 2016
Australian and New Zealand confectionery and ice cream manufacturers have been broadly supportive of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement that was finalised towards the end of 2015, recognising the potential for securing export sales in lucrative Asian markets. That said, there is some caution, given the TPP delivers more potential for America’s juggernaut of a confectionery sector to roll into local stores.
This was perhaps to be expected. Australia and New Zealand already have free trade agreements (FTAs) in place with several of the TPP ...
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