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Startup beverage company Nexba has launched a sugar-free cola with a fresh packaging design.

The range of Cola, Lemon and Orange Sparkling Infusions have no artificial ingredients, flavours, or sweeteners, according to Nexba.

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Nexba Cola uses Erythritol, a natural sweetener without the calories of sugar.

To celebrate its launch, Nexba will give back one per cent of sales made between 1 August 2016 and 31 March 2017 to support Surf Life Saving in its work of keeping Australian beaches safe.

The new Nexba range is available in all Coles stores.

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Australia’s first social enterprise bakery, The Bread & Butter Project, has graduated its latest group of bakers, with its largest ever cohort marking the program’s 100th graduate.

The University of Sydney and Peking University have launched a Joint Centre for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Development, which will support research into improving the sustainability and security of food systems in Australia and China.

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