The Checkout, a new ABC show from the people behind The Chaser, will tonight focus on supermarket copycat products.
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Another manufacturing company hits the wall: Starmaid Group
Plastics manufacturer, Starmaid Group, has been placed in receivership - the latest of several recent business collapses in the industry.
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Jacob’s Creek forges on with premium transformation
Wine label, Jacob's Creek, is continuing with its efforts to upgrade to a premium-status wine, despite suffering a slide in sales in Britain.
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Strong dollar, private labels continue to squeeze Aussie winemakers
153-year-old Central Victorian winemaker Tahbilk has taken aim at cheap imports and private label brands for hurting local winemakers.
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Producers prefer dealing with Aldi
A number of grocery producers have spoken out - under the veil of autonomy - admitting they prefer dealing with Aldi over the supermarket duopoly.
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AusVeg blames imports for Rosella’s closure
Vegetable producer lobby group AusVeg has said that the end of Rosella’s tomato sauce production is part of a wider trend in food manufacturing, which is being hurt by cheap imports.
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Growing concern over duopoly’s wine interest
Wine producers across the country are becoming increasingly concerned over the supermarket giants’ growing interest in the wine market.
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Profit dip for pie maker
Intense competition inside supermarkets and the growing popularity of private-label foods has seen pie maker Patties Foods post a 16.5 percent fall in first half profits.
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Product of the Year winners and consumer trends announced
Now in its fourth year, the annual Product of the Year awards were held at the picturesque Opera Point Marquee recently, and food brands made up almost half of the winners list.
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Inquiry into supermarket bullying misses the real issue
ACCC enforcement action against the duopoly for “unconscionable conduct” is nothing but a skirmish on the edge of supermarket power. It would be much better to spend time and money on creating alternative ways in which the eaters and producers can connect.
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Fifteenth quarter of growth for Coles
Wesfarmers Limited, owner of Coles, has released its second quarter retail sales figures, with the supermarket chain experiencing steady growth in food and liquor sales.
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Good times continue for supermarket duopoly
Coles and Woolworths are expected to report their strongest quarterly sales growth for more than a year later this week.
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Coles slams AFGC for telling half the story on price cuts
After the expansion of its 'Down Down' campaign, the Australian Food and Grocery Council criticised Coles for limiting its product range, but the supermarket giant claims only half the story is being told.
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Coles expands its ‘Down Down’ range
More than 100 products have been added to Coles' price-slashed 'Down Down' range, bringing the total number of products in this campaign to over 1,000.
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What’s in store for food manufacturing in 2013?
2012 has been a tough year for food and beverage manufacturers. Will next year be much the same?
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Grain power: how Carman’s became a $50m empire
Ask Carman's founder Carolyn Creswell how she turned a tiny muesli producer that she bought for $2,000 into a $50m global brand and she'll say all it took was a bit of luck and a lot of guts.
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Food for thought: key challenges for our industry
Australia is well into deficit when it comes to its food processing trade, with total industry output dipping 4.5 percent for 2010-11 and the number of employees down by 2.2 percent. So why are things in such an apparently bad way?
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Peach growers to lose thousands from SPC Ardmona cuts
Australian peach growers say they were only informed of SPC Ardmona’s decision to cut its peach quota by almost 20 per cent after they had begun preparing for season.
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Maggie Beer slams supermarket dominance
Celebrity chef and food producer Maggie Beer is the latest industry insider to accuse the major supermarkets of failing to support Australian food growers and manufacturers.
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Consumers should make own choice on caged eggs: industry body
A leading representative group for the egg industry has slammed announcements from leading supermarkets and other retailers that they will sell only cage-free eggs.
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