The authoritative voice of the Australian Food and Grocery Council resonates with urgency as it highlights the mounting pressures facing the $144 billion food and grocery manufacturing sector. In the face of relentless demands from major supermarket chains to slash prices, the council’s chief executive, Tanya Barden, stands firm in defence of the sector’s profitability […]
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Key points: Supermarkets employ “arbiters” as independent adjudicators between them and suppliers A government review has slammed Coles’ arbiter Jeff Kennett on a range of issues The reviewer says his behaviour shows why it needs tougher powers including fines The supermarket watchdog has slammed former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett for “flawed” decision-making and failing to
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There are massive changes coming to hundreds of Australian supermarkets – and it could end up making the grocery giants sweat. Most Aussies have probably felt the frustration of heading to their local supermarket – only to discover the item they’re desperately after is nowhere to be found. But now, a groundbreaking new offering aims
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The Woolworths independent arbiter has written to the supermarket’s supplier base to urging them to come to her directly and confidentiality for assistance under an expansion of the role. Helen McKenzie has told suppliers that, since her role as began in 2020, she has received very few complaints from suppliers, suggesting that there was a
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Grocery wholesaler Metcash is continuing to gain from the shift to convenience and local neighbourhood shopping, as group sales jumped 8.9 per cent across its hardware, liquor and food businesses so far this financial year, according to new chairman Peter Birtles. The retailer, which supplies the IGA and Foodland stores, indicated strong gains made over the
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Customers visiting an Adelaide supermarket are encountering an unusual experience while they do their shopping. Customers at an Adelaide shopping centre are in for a shock, quite literally. Shoppers at Brighton Foodland supermarket have taken to social media to ask whether they’re the only ones feeling electric shocks while doing their grocery shopping. Shane Lavida
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Deer Park IGA has been transformed under the ownership of Hitesh Palta and his family. Since taking over the much loved grocery business in November 2020, Mr Palta’s team of local employees has grown from 7 to 16. In the same time, 10,000 new grocery lines have been added across every department from the deli,
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Hundreds of household staples are being reduced at Woolworths as the supermarket offers mild reprieve for consumers. Hundreds of household staples are being reduced at Woolworths as the supermarket offers mild reprieve for consumers fielding rising costs of living in just about every other arena. More than 400 items will be reduced in price for
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The viability of the nation’s biggest manufacturing sector is at-risk from rising supply chain, workforce and cost pressures, with the $134bn food and grocery industry revealing a 17.1 per cent plunge in exports. Food and grocery manufacturers, which employ almost 273,000 workers, have recorded another year of stagnant capital investment growth despite benefiting from a
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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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Food inflation looks set to bolster profits at Australian supermarket chains as analysts predict shoppers will have to brace for more price rises. Consumer price index figures released last week put inflation at 6.1 per cent for the year, with food and non-alcoholic beverage prices jumping 5.9 per cent since the June 2021 quarter. The
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The boss of the nation’s peak body for food and grocery manufacturers says consumers should brace for another 18 months of heightened inflation, with many approaching retailers for a third time asking for price hikes. Australian Food and Grocery Council chief executive Tanya Barden has warned the impacts of supply chain disruptions, Covid-19 and the
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Queensland’s first customer-free grocery store has opened to meet huge demand for drive-through and online orders. Woolworths has unveiled a massive new 10,000 sqm store in Brisbane dedicated entirely to online orders. Demand for online groceries has more than tripled in the past three years. The site is located at Goodman’s Rochedale Motorway Estate and
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