“To brie or not to brie?” That is the question Australian consumers will be asking themselves in the refrigerated aisle at their local supermarket after a stunning 16 per cent rise in the price of cheese was recorded in the year to September. Inflation has increased 5.4 per cent overContinue Reading
Those who are hoping to sink their teeth into some watermelon will be left with a bad taste in their mouth as the price soars for the summer favourite. The major supermarkets are now selling watermelons for an eye watering cost, thanks to a season change and supply challenges. ColesContinue Reading
It can feel like hours each week are spent traipsing around the supermarket, with many shoppers accidentally buying more than intended. As it turns out, that’s just how grocery stores intend it. A certain degree of psychology goes into designing a supermarket in a bid to get shoppers to spendContinue Reading
Supermarket collectables have become a huge drawcard to the weekly family grocery shop, from the Coles Little Shop to Woolworths’ Discovery Garden. Now, Coles is debuting its new collectables range, intended to educate and encourage shoppers to enjoy fruit and vegetables. In an initiative called the Fresh Food Challenge, theContinue Reading
The founder of the Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company Merill J. Fernando has died at the age of 93. Fernando, the man known for his “do try it” catchphrase, died in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Thursday morning surrounded by his sons and grandchildren. In a statement to social media, Dilmah TeaContinue Reading
New age technology has enabled consumers to pay for groceries with one wave of their hand, a development that has been deemed “kind of scary”. The technology was highlighted in a video of a woman checking out of US retailer Whole Foods with Amazon One – a system allowing shoppersContinue Reading
A decision could be made this week to bring forward the national phasing out of cage eggs to 2036, 10 years ahead of schedule. Agriculture ministers will meet on Thursday to discuss the future of the country’s egg industry, sparking fears the proposed move could lead to skyrocketing prices andContinue Reading
An Australian woman has gone viral after revealing the insane price of an everyday staple being sold at our biggest supermarkets. In her clip, which has attracted tens of thousands of likes and comments, TikTok user @beep___yen revealed that Woolworths and Coles were selling an eight-pack of Schick Hydro 5Continue Reading
The wallets of consumers who drink staple refreshment orange juice will feel the squeeze as harvesting and production issues threaten supply across the globe. New data by Dutch banking firm Rabobank has revealed smaller-than-expected production and lack of inventory stock will see already high orange juice prices set to soarContinue Reading