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Woolworths Probes Unauthorised Supplier Deductions

Woolworths is set to probe unauthorised deductions from supplier payments following revelations by an independent supermarket reviewer of an industry-wide issue. The $145bn national food and grocery manufacturing sectors have spotlighted unauthorised invoice deductions by leading supermarket chains, such as Coles and Aldi. They are urging the federal government-appointed independent reviewer to directly address this […]

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IGA and Foodland wholesaler Metcash vows to improve dealings

News / Dan Armes

Grocery wholesaler Metcash, which supplies thousands of independent supermarkets under banners such as IGA and Foodland, has conceded it “still has work to do” in gaining the trust of its own grocery suppliers, pledging to expand the frame of reference for its supermarket code arbiter. In a letter to independent reviewer of the Food and

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‘Bullying’ returns to food sector as supermarkets offset rising prices

News / Dan Armes

Desperate times may call for desperate measures, but no one in the sector wants to see a return to the dark days, when the major chains abused their market power. Seven years after the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct came into effect, tactics used by major supermarket chains to pressure suppliers are making an

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Woolworths Probes Unauthorised Supplier Deductions

IGA and Foodland wholesaler Metcash vows to improve dealings

‘Bullying’ returns to food sector as supermarkets offset rising prices

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