Amazon’s plan to disrupt global retailers hit another peak this week with its acquisition of the US retailer Whole Foods, sparking concern that its eventual launch into the Australian market is closer than originally thought. Woolworths’ share prices took a hit following the announcement, dropping by 4% from $26.25 down to $25.33, its biggest decline […]
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The federal government’s Heath Star Rating System (HSRS) has been referred to as flawed and in urgent need of review. Championed to make packaged food choices simpler, the HSRS was launched three years ago but of late has been receiving criticism suggesting there is a fundamental flaw in the system. What exactly is the HSRS?
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Small businesses in regional Queensland are under serious threat from grocery delivery services operated by the major supermarket chains, demonstrating the principle that ‘convenience is king’.
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Shoppers spend less time when hunting for a meal in a convenience store than they do in a grocery store, UK research has found. Across the grocery channels, a shop took on average 46 minutes (including travel time) where as a convenience store shop took only 25 minutes. IGD found that the convenience store shopping
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Sunbites will launch its new campaign, ‘Celebrate the small stuff’, urging Australians to re-think their snack choices.
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Two new stores have joined the SPAR family in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, launching over the weekend to the communities of Woombye and Palmwoods with a huge public event.
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Aussie snack foods producer Local Legends has launched an Australian market-first to complement their range: Pork jerky.
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OzHarvest has today opened Australia’s first rescued food market in Kensington in Sydney, providing food and resources at a lower cost than supermarkets.
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More than 180,000 consumer products have been reformulated in 2016 by global food and beverage companies, in an attempt to develop healthier food and target the growing trend for wellness and healthy eating.
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Snack and dessert titans in Australia, Tim Tam and Gelato Messina, have united to create their own demi-titan love child: the Tim TamMessina biscuit.
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Off the back of applying for trademarks covering hundreds of products in late 2016, German supermarket Lidl is set to launch into the Australian market in the near future. Already having 10,000 stores across Europe, a rumoured expansion in Australia would see the discount retailer in fierce competition with Aldi. According to Australian Food News,
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The convenience industry still holds 6.8% of bread sales in Australia, despite years of decline.
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Coles and Woolworths complain of rising energy costs, and the attempt to outrun them.
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