A concerned consumer’s post on Coles’ Facebook page about the impact of its price cuts on farmers has gained more than 73 000 “likes” over three days, but the supermarket giant is yet to respond, despite constant declarations that customers and farmers are its main priorities.
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Katter criticises National Food Plan, Coles returns fire
Bob Katter’s criticism of the National Food Plan (NFP) has been slammed by Coles, but many of his suggestions would drastically improve the current food industry if they were implemented.
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Govt outlines plans to improve food industry
A new government report has defended foreign investment in prime Australian agricultural land, and argued that the only way forward for the country is to embrace the rising Asian middle class.
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Private Label will damage our business: Four ‘N’ Twenty pie maker
The supermarket price wars have had many victims, and the latest to be impacted by the ruthless competition that is squeezing food companies out of business is iconic Aussie pie maker Four ‘N’ Twenty.
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Goodman Fielder slashes jobs to address rising costs
More than 500 Goodman Fielder employees across Australia will be out of work as the company restructures the business to reduce costs.
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Coles and Woollies wiping out regional grocers: lobby group
The Senate Inquiry into Coles and Woolworths’ anti-competitive behaviour is not impacting their mission to take over the grocery sector entirely, and the independents are desperately calling on the federal government to step in.
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Reliance on transported foods could leave entire towns starving: govt report
A new report from the federal government has found that Australia’s growing reliance on foods transported long distances could be deadly in the case of natural disasters or other crises.
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Coles and Woollies are bullying winemakers too: departing Winemakers’ Federation chief
Amid accusations that Coles and Woolworths are intimidating food manufacturers and produce growers so much they are too scared to even speak up at a Senate Inquiry, a leading Australian wine body has publically criticised the big two.
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As supermarket power rises, Heinz praises progress
One of the few companies to be openly critical of the supermarket duopoly in Australia, HJ Heinz, has apparently mended fences with Coles and Woolworths.
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Where does the food sold in Australian supermarkets really come from?
One in every four grocery items now sold in Australian supermarkets is private label and of those, about one in two is imported.
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Federal Government provides $1m funding to improve dairy technology
Dairy Australia has received $1 million from the Federal Government to conduct research to assess energy efficiency on dairy farms nation-wide.
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Are Coles and Woollies bullying the major TV networks too?
While everyone in the Australian food manufacturing industry is aware of the bullying behaviour of the major supermarkets, it seems they are also now impacting Australian TV networks, which are declining to screen ads criticising Coles and Woolworths’ stake in pokie machines, but refusing to say why.
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Coles and Woollies not entirely to blame for supermarket wars, Dick Smith tells Inquiry
Dick Smith has warned against forcing the break-up of Coles and Woolworths, saying it would only further damage the food sector.
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300 more jobs slashed in dairy sector: Murray Goulburn’s profit declines
Australia’s biggest dairy foods processor will slash 300 jobs to lower costs in the increasingly difficult dairy industry.
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Dick Smith fronts Senate Inquiry into food industry
Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith will front the Senate Inquiry into the food processing industry and supermarket dominance today.
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Supermarket price wars are killing drivers: transport union
The supermarket price wars are claiming more victims than just food manufacturing facilities, with accusations from the Transport Workers Union (TWU) that the pressure is forcing truck drivers to drive unsafely, leading to road deaths.
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Coles to source all frozen veg products from Australia
Supermarket giant Coles has announced that from this month all its private label frozen vegetable products will be grown and packed in Australia.
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Federal Budget 2012: Did the government forget the food sector?
The Gillard government has left the food processing industry reeling with its Federal Budget, channelling little money to the sector and ignoring calls for a Supermarket Ombudsman.
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WA farmers meet with Wesfarmers to discuss milk price
Western Australian farmers have met with Wesfarmers boss Richard Goyder to discuss the impact of the milk price wars on production and try to find a solution.
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Kellogg’s to buy Pringles
Kellogg’s is buying Pringles for $2.7 billion, increasing its reach in food sectors throughout the world.
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