The Food and Grocery Code of Conduct came into effect 16 June 2015 with Woolworths and Aldi the first major players to sign on. Aldi had previously announced in March this year that it would sign on. Woolworths announced on 6 June ...
Coles has seen success but there is a lot more hard work ahead according to Managing Director John Durkan. Speaking at a strategy briefing day last week, Durkhan looked back on the wins and losses over the last year for the supermarket. ...
Tags: Coles, in-house brands
In the EU, packaging of consumer products has long been an environmental challenge for manufacturers and retailers. As governments try to meet national recycling and recovery targets, they are questioning manufacturers’ commitment to ...
In response to the Greenpeace Detox Campaign, Aldi one of the top ten discounters worldwide, has pledged to ban all hazardous chemicals from their textile and footwear supply chain by 2020. “Aldi scored poorly when Greenpeace tested ...
Health campaign group Action on Sugar (AoS) has called for the ban on the sale of energy and sports drinks to youngsters after its research found that some of these products had up to 20 teaspoons of sugar. The research found the ...
Tags: Health Group, Energy Drinks
Australians are drinking 25 per cent less alcohol than 40 years ago, according to a new report prepared by the Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA). ALSA said the report, which it said was based on data sourced from the Australian ...
Tags: Liquor Stores, alcohol, Agriculture
German-owned discount supermarket chain ALDI is planning to continue expanding its presence in Australia with new stores opening in South Australia and Western Australia in the next year, and potential new stores in the eastern states in ...
Tags: stores, Agriculture
Supermarket dumping of cage eggs could result in egg shortages Egg producers have continued to express concerns about the impact on Australia’s egg industry of moves by supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths, and fast food chain ...
Tags: Cage Eggs, Supermarket, Agriculture
In recent months, global milk prices are volatile and there is a lot of nervousness in the market. Some dairy farmers in UK have to sell milk for 11.4 penny every pint however the cost is 15.9 penny. Just one year ago, the milk price was ...
Tags: Milk, mineral water
Two baby and toddler food companies: Beech-Nut is 123 years old, Rafferty’s Garden is 7. Both lead with peak nutrition claims. Beech-Nut makes glass packaging part of this. Rafferty’s Garden uses flexible pouches. Let’s ...
Tags: glass packaging, baby food, Packaging
Concerns about labelling and a desire for convenience are trends that are set to continue into 2015, according to global market research organisation Innova Market Insights. Innova Market Insights has released its overview of the Top Ten ...
Tags: Food, Beverage, Agriculture
British packaging company Benson Group will be exhibiting its premium carton board packaging solutions for the gift trade at Top Drawer in London’s Olympia this January. Benson primarily produces printed folding cartons for the food ...
Fairfax Media claims supermarket growth focus on ‘Junk’ food and cigarettes – confidential data leaked Fairfax Media’s Sydney Morning Herald and The Sunday Age over the weekend have published their analysis of ...
Tags: milk, Cigarettes, Agriculture
Meat and greet: where Aussies buy their fresh meat Fresh meat is central to most Australians’ diets, with a growing proportion of us buying it in any given week. While this growth is evident among country and city residents, ...
Tags: fresh meat, Agriculture
ALDI Australia announces new CEO and structure change German-based supermarket group ALDI has announced a structural adjustment to its senior leadership organisation in Australia. ALDI said the change will support the ...
Tags: structure change, Agriculture