Juice bottling moves interstate

The bottling of juices at Cascade's south Hobart factory will be moved interstate, after more than 100 years in Tasmania.

Soft drink giant Coca Cola Amatil bought the Cascade soft drink and juice brands from Fosters last year, but discussions about the future of bottling have been ongoing.

The union representing Cascade workers, United Voice, says a decision was made last week.

Spokeswoman Helen Gibbons says non-alcoholic drinks will no longer be bottled in Hobart from July 1, but only six local jobs will go.

"It's all very sad to see the end of Cascade cordials or beverages but that said we've got the best outcome possible."

A company spokeswoman says it will continue to source fruit for its juices from Tasmanian growers.

Beer and cider production will not be affected by the changes.

Changing hands

Tasmanian jobs at chicken processor Ingham appear secure despite the sale of the company to a foreign concern.

US private equity group TPG has bought the processor for $850 million.

Inghams employs more than 200 people in Tasmania and has a processing factory in Sorell.

Head of the Tasmanian Chicken Growers Association Gerard Mus hopes the sale will not affect jobs or prices.

"The two major supermarkets already do a fair bit of dictating and I can't see it being any worse than what they do to us," he said.

"Were not setting the world on fire but were not sort of going broke. It's actually quite a good industry as far as farming goes."

Source: ABC News, 13 March 2013