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Woolworths takes on ‘mission Impossible’ with plant-based burger

Impossible Foods president Dennis Woodside sees the company’s plant-based burgers, sausages and other products more as bypassing the cow rather than fake meat, as well as potentially helping in the fight against inflation. The burger, backed by Bill Gates and other Silicon Valley heavyweights, is deepening its expansion into Australia, launching in Woolworths on Monday as […]

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Frydenberg warns on ‘opportunistic’ price increases

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg warned businesses against forcing through opportunistic price hikes as a leading retail analyst said shoppers faced increases of 10 per cent-plus on a range of goods in coming weeks. Coles and Woolworths on Monday left open the door to rejecting fruit and vegetable manufacturer SPC’s plans to increase the price of its products

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OzHarvest founder Ronni Kahn reveals Australian supermarket crisis

The pandemic-induced supply chain crisis did more than just strip supermarket shelves across Australia. The woman behind Australia’s leading food recycling charity, OzHarvest, has laid bare the extent of the pandemic-induced supply chain crisis. The food logistics industry has been hit hard by Covid-19, which hampered the transport of goods around the country and at

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COVID, floods mean retail workers are abused regularly

Key points: SA supermarket manager Natalie Elwood says employees are routinely abused She says the problem is becoming worse at her Port Augusta supermarket The shop workers’ union wants more legal protections for retail workers Natalie Elwood says she has been threatened with scissors at work and gets abused more than three times a day.

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Fannie Bay IGA robbed again while those involved in violent fight released

NT Police are searching for five youths who allegedly broke into the Fannie Bay IGA Friday morning and made off with booze and cigarettes, just days after four brawlers outside the shop were issued with summary offences for public fighting and released. Police said they responded to the latest incident at the shop around 4am

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Coles, Aldi pledge support to flood-affected communities

To help flood-hit communities in Queensland and NSW, Coles supermarkets has pledged $1 million to the Australian Red Cross and NSW Floods Appeal. Aldi, Australia Post and Volley are among other retailers to confirm support. Coles’ customers will also be able to help by making a donation at any Coles supermarket and Coles Express stores

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Coles is first supermarket to launch grocery drone delivery service

Coles will be Australia’s first major supermarket to offer drone delivery for more than 250 of our most popular grocery items making it faster and easier for customers to get what they need. Partnering with global on-demand drone delivery service, Wing, customers in Canberra will be the first to pilot this exciting new technology, with

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