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Coles reports strong sales growth

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Coles has performed well in the first half of the financial year according to the report by holding group Wesfarmers of the 2013 second quarter results released yesterday. For the quarter, Coles’ sales...

Queensland’s storms and floods to impact fresh produce

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Heavy rain and flooding caused by Cyclone Oswald in Queensland has had an immediate impact on produce availability, with Queensland-sourced vegetable supplies from mid-April to late May expected to be...

Australian food manufacturers’ margins squeezed, new carbon tax data reveals

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Australian food manufacturers are struggling to pass on the costs of the carbon tax to customers according to new data just released by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), the foremost representative...

ALDI continues to grow along the east coast

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Supermarket giant ALDI opened its latest store in Queensland yesterday at the newly renovated Redbank Plaza, Brisbane. The new Redbank plaza store joins 280 ALDI stores operating across the Australian...

Woolworths supermarket first quarter sales well up

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Woolworths Limited today announced good first quarter sales from continuing operations in their supermarket and liquor division in Australia, with figures up 4.6 per cent over the corresponding period...

Tesco credit rating downgrade possibility: Has its house brands strategy gone too far?

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Leading UK grocery retailer Tesco is facing some tough decisions after ratings agency Standard & Poor changed its outlook from “stable” to “negative” due to concerns about “weakening”...

Woolworths ‘Official Range Profile’ tries to counter House Brand war perception

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The competition between supermarket house brands and supplier brands continues with Woolworths just releasing its Official Range Profile of brands for its Australian supermarkets. The Australian supermarket...

Private-label products will take over Australian supermarket shelf space in the next five years

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Private-label products in Australia will increase strongly in the coming five years. Business information research firm IBISWorld forecasts the share of private-label products will account for over 30%...

Frozen foods growing in popularity in UK and Australia

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Frozen foods continue to grow in popularity in the UK and Australia. The British Frozen Food Federation values the industry at just under 5.4 billion pounds, with a growth of 6.1% year on year. The British...

Kraft Foods reports increase in revenue for first quarter

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Global snacks company Kraft Foods has reported a 4.1 per cent increase in revenue for the first quarter of the 2012/13 financial year. The company, which owns iconic brands including Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft,...