A new supermarket scanner, created by Japanese electronics manufacturer Toshiba Tec, is able to identify objects without the use of a barcode. Instead of using a laser scanner, Toshiba’s ‘Object...

Melbourne-based advertising agency Droga5 has been appointed by Woolworths to take charge of the supermarket chain’s advertising. Sydney-based M&C Saatchi have held the Woolworths account for the...

  Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has launched Speak Up, a new, externally-hosted hotline – delivered by Deloitte – for Woolworths suppliers to report trading concerns of a serious...

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), representing key food industry companies, has just made its submissions to the Federal Department of Treasury in relation to the upcoming May 2012 Federal...

One of Australia’s leading research companies, Roy Morgan Research has released its first, “Supermarket and Fresh Food Currency Report”. The Supermarket and Fresh Food Currency Report tracks numbers...

In announcing its second quarter retail sales results for the 2012 financial year today, Wesfarmers has expressed pleasure with the continuing strong growth of its subsidiary Coles. Coles is one of Australia’s...

Woolworths Limited today announced first half year sales of $29.7 billion, a 5 percent increase on the previous year. CEO Grant O’Brien said, “The first half year result was solid considering the ongoing...

Australian supermarket shoppers continue to rank Aldi as top in providing customer satisfaction out of all the Australian supermarkets. This is according to the latest survey findings from the Australian...

Australian ASX-listed company Warrnambool Cheese and Butter (WBC) today announced the signing of a five year deal to supply dairy products to Coles Supermarkets under a new consumer brand. The new brand,...

This article has been written as a special briefing for Australian Food News readers on an important topic. The author Joe Lederman is the Managing Principal of FOODLEGAL.  He is  both a specialist...