Progressive Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Australian retail group Woolworths Limited, has bid farewell to the Woolworths brand in New Zealand, marking the final stage of transition to the new ‘Countdown’...

Wholesale giant Metcash today announced it is in the final stages of selling its newly acquired Franklins supermarket chain to Australian IGA Supermarkets. Metcash Chief Executive Officer Mr Andrew Reitzer...

A market report on Australia’s packaged food sector from market research consultancy Euromonitor predicts that ongoing economic uncertainty and weak consumer confidence could provide Australia’s packaged...

The Australian Senate inquiry into the impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry has concluded that most Australian dairy farmers “will not be significantly worse off” because of...

The major horticulture body Growcom, which represents fruit and vegetable growers in Queensland, today welcomed comments from Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research urging...

A US entrepreneur has unveiled a supermarket checkout and stock management system that he claims would eliminate the need for barcodes. Ran Margalit, the creator of ShelfX, says his system will end “cumbersome...

Despite recently presenting a united voice for advocacy of a supermarket ombudsman in Australia, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and Australian consumer advocacy group CHOICE have disagreed...

Australia’s largest ASX-listed dairy company Bega Cheese has won the contract to supply the entire range of Coles’ home-branded cheese products. The contract, announced yesterday, will involve...

For the first, the National Heart Foundation has given an Australian supermarket group the Heart Tick endorsement an Australian retailer for an exclusive range of products. ALDI is launching a range of...

A settlement has been reached between supermarket giant Woolworths and local family organic food business Honest to Goodness over the supermarket’s use of the phrase in their recent marketing campaign,...