As consumers increasingly turn to digital platforms for their retail needs, GS1 is encouraging manufacturers to adapt quickly if they want to make the most of the emerging market trend. Food and Beverage Industry News reports.
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Harris Farm Markets now open on the Gold Coast
The family-owned and operated Harris Farm Markets have opened their flavour-filled doors to their first Gold Coast store: at Via Roma on the Isle of Capri.
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Coles ranked number one retailer in Australia for sustainability
Coles has officially been ranked number one food retailer in Australia for sustainability – and second across the globe – in the World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark overnight.
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Traditional grocers must act like consumer brands to retain market share
Traditional Australian grocers must respond to customers’ demands or risk losing market share to value-retailers and online grocers, warns BCG)
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Majority of fresh meat now bought at Coles & Woolworths
Analysis of long-term market trends shows that for the first time in 2017 Australia’s two largest supermarkets captured more than half of Australia’s fresh meat market between them.
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Grocery clearance store business NQR sold
Grocery clearance store business NQR has been sold as a going concern and will continue to operate.
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Woolworths first-half profit up 38pc
Woolworths’ first-half profit has risen by 38 per cent to $969m and the supermarket giant has also recorded a 3.8 per cent increase in sales.
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Amazon’s Australia launch “really, really close”
E-commerce giant Amazon is on the verge of launching both its retail and marketplace offerings in Australia.
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Woolworths posts $1.5b profit
Supermarket giant Woolworths has posted a full-year profit of $1.5 billion, a big change from last year’s $1.2 billion loss.
The company said in a statement revenue was also up 3.7 per cent to $55.9
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Online grocery store heads to Sydney to compete with supermarket giants
NSW shoppers now have an online alternative to Coles and Woolworths, with The General Store now open for business.
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Independent supermarket group reveals new strategy
Australian United Retailers, the company behind ‘FoodWorks’, will roll out three new FoodWorks formats from 2017.
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Income squeeze sees households spending less on food
Weak underlying income growth is squeezing retail turnover in food categories, while non-food categories are still benefiting from low interest rates and asset price inflation.
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Woolworths private label strategy will play directly into the hands of Aldi
Woolworths’ plan to rebrand its private label ranges in an attempt to meet changing shopper demands and combat the growth of Aldi will simply play into the hands of this German discounter.
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SAI Global appoints new food safety expert
SAI Global has announced the appointment of Dawn Welham as Global Technical Director and Thought Leader, continuing to expand its expertise in Retail, Food and Agribusiness industries.
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Melbourne-based premixed snack line now available in over 100 retailers
Since launching in May 2014, Melbourne-based, healthy, premixed, snack brand, Funch has seen rapid growth, expanding their product line from two to eight, and increasing their stockists to nearly 100 outlets, all within 15 months.
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ACCC working to ensure a successful Food and Grocery Code
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has reassured the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) that it will do what it can to ensure the Council’s Code of Conduct succeeds.
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ALDI begins Western Australia management hiring drive
ALDI Australia is commencing recruitment for almost 400 new positions across Western Australia, as it prepares for statewide expansion in 2016.
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Federal ministers give a cluck about egg rip-off
Consumer advocacy group Choice has welcomed today’s start of consultations on free-range egg labelling as the next step in ending the ‘free-range’ rip off.
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All out of fresh ideas: how supermarket giants send mixed messages about food
Fast food giant McDonald’s has been under a cloud in recent years as its US customers turn to alternatives. In this “Fast food reinvented” series we explore what the food sector is doing to keep customers hooked and sales rising.
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Krispy Kreme helps to grant more wishes
Krispy Kreme is joining forces with doughnut-loving fans and Make-A-Wish supporters, to raise as much money as possible for the children’s charity.
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