Price wars represent one of the most severe forms of competitive interplay in the market place, often leading to great losses.
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Premium private label beverages on the rise
A new report has found premium private label beverage products are continuing to gain momentum across Western Europe.
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Woolworths recalls cheese after consumer bites into safety pin
Woolworths has recalled 500g blocks of its Homebrand tasty cheese after a consumer bit into a safety pin buried in the product.
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A Lidl bit of grocery competition could cause a Coles rethink
Price pressure from Lidl is likely to lead to further discounting and a continued growth of private label groceries.
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Supermarket wars – a tale of the Australian duopoly
As an industry, the Australian grocery scene reads like a twisted schoolyard rivalry.
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Major dairy manufacturers losing ground to private label lines
According to Dairy Australia’s Dairy Situation and Outlook Report, Australians are increasing their spend on gourmet yoghurt, cheeses and dairy spreads, and supermarket private label lines are increasing their market share at the expense of major dairy manufacturers.
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Aldi should sign code of conduct too, says Woolworths
Supermarket giant Woolworths is arguing that Aldi should sign the grocery code of conduct, claiming its private label products may infringe on the intellectual property of other leading brands.
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New Coles deal could save 200 Simplot jobs
More than 200 jobs at Simplot’s Devonport factory could be secured following a new five year contract with supermarket giant Coles.
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Fruit growers pressure Coles to follow Woolies lead
Orchardists in Victoria’s troubled Goulburn Valley region are calling upon supermarket giant Coles to follow Woolworths’ lead by committing to source only Australian fruit for its private label products.
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Consumers increasingly dissatisfied with what’s on the shelf
Aldi is at the back of the pack when it comes to which supermarkets are stocking the brands consumers want, with just 29 percent of the chain's customers satisfied with what's available.
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Woolworths launches its own price cutting campaign
In light of the popularity of Coles' Down Down campaign, fellow supermarket giant Woolworths has announced that hundreds of its best selling products will have their prices cut by up to 33 percent.
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Are we allowing our fruit industry to wither?
The sight of Victorian citrus farmers bulldozing surplus trees due to the loss of supply contracts is a dramatic way to illustrate the quandary facing both Australian industry and growers.
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Margarine slides, private labels rise, study finds
Recent Roy Morgan research has found that less Australians are buying margarine, compared to 2008, but it's still the most popular table spread.
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Dollar’s slide must continue, says food manufacturers
Food manufacturers across the country breathed a collective sigh of relief on Friday when, for the first time in almost a year, the dollar fell below parity against the greenback.
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Coles adds iconic brands to Down Down range
Vegemite, Cornflakes and Milo are among more than 40 new products added to Coles' discounted Down Down range.
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Coke hits back at Coles : “Do we want to pay our workers $1.50 per hour?”
Coca-Cola Amatil has come back to Coles on why a bottle of Coke costs up to 54 percent more in Australia than Indonesia, sighting major differences in labour costs as the core reason.
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Robern Menz urges SA shoppers to buy local
Confectioner Robern Menz has launched a new campaign encouraging consumers to swap one supermarket food item with its South Australian produced counterpart.
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Coles’ milk deal gives supermarket suppliers a reason to be sour
A couple of years ago, milk was at the vanguard of the relaunch of private labels by the major supermarket chains. Now, it might be surfing the wave of the next big change
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Dairy producers unconvinced on Coles’ milk deal
Dairy producers remain cynical on Coles’ new milk deal with dairy co-operatives.
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AFGC says choice being eroded by private labels
Manufacturers’ representative the Australian Food and Grocery Council has expressed renewed concern about the spread of private label brands throughout supermarkets.
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