$108,000 penalty after grocery worker underpaid
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $108,360 in penalties in court against the former operator of a Melbourne CBD grocery store that underpaid a migrant
Potato farmers call for 20 cents more per kilo
Key points: Potato growers supply Australia’s fresh and frozen food sector year-round As production costs soar, growers say their returns are no longer sustainable Crisis
Metcash full-year results to throw spotlight on the pace of food inflation
Earnings results for supermarket wholesaler Metcash, released on Monday, will provide an update on the pace of inflation currently running through the food and grocery
Rising costs to hit seasonal staples as price pinch expected to last months
Australia’s supermarket squeeze could soon hit the cost of cucumbers, tomatoes and berries as farmers warn it could be months before prices return to normal.
Fed-up farmer fires up at supermarkets for ‘ripping off’ suppliers
An Aussie farmer has accused supermarkets of “manipulating” prices, claiming he’d be driving a Ferrari if he got paid what retailers are charging. An Aussie
Suppliers flood Woolworths with price hike requests
More pain at the supermarket checkout looms as a flurry of food and grocery suppliers demand prices hikes, which could trigger a new inflation breakout.
