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... the australian competition and consumer commission (accc) has instituted legal proceedings in the federal court, melbourne, against two victorian meat retailers alleging false and misleading representations about meat claimed to originate from king island, tasmania

... claims of poor human rights conditions in south africa’s fruit and wine industries have turned the spotlight on ethical supply chains as a new report calls on retailers to put pressure on their suppliers ... the group is now calling on industry bodies, farmers’ associations, and ethical trade initiatives to ensure that workers’ rights are respected and is asking retailers “to press their suppliers to ensure that there are decent conditions on the farms that produce the products they buy and sell to their customers”

the federal court of australia today dismissed an application by the australian competition and consumer commission (accc) which sought to prevent australian wholesale distribution and marketing company metcash from acquiring the franklins chain of supermarkets from its south african owners, pick ‘n pay retailers. metcash is now free to acquire franklins for a$215 million. franklins comprises 80 corporate stores plus 10 franchised stores, all located in new south wales.

... organic production involves real costs of production and this must be managed in the face of relentless pressure from the retailers to drop prices to a point where it might then be not sustainable

... tjeerd jegen, 40, has held store operations, commercial, marketing and general management roles with three leading international retailers in seven countries

a leading food industry consultant has warned that more australian food processors will be driven out of business as a result of competition between and commercial powers held by major food retailers. in a speech to the crawford fund annual conference, held this week in parliament house, canberra, food industry expert dr david mckinna, founder of mckinna et al, said australian food processors’ margins are no longer sufficient to support the reinvestment needed for global competitiveness.

sara lee has entered an agreement to sell its north american refrigerated dough business to fellow us food group ralcorp holdings. the two companies said today (9 august) that ralcorp would acquire the business for us$545m. it manufactures a range of private-label products including biscuits, crescent rolls, pizza and pie crusts and toaster pastries, which are sold to food and mass retailers. sara lee announced in may this year that it was evaluating strategic options for the business, which employs around 700 people and generated revenue in excess of $300m in fiscal 2010.

... pressure from anti-palm oil campaigners on australia’s distributors and retailers continues

... the office of fair trading (oft) today fined dairy processors and retailers almost £50m for retail price-fixing in the early noughties ... uk that the fines were unfair: “the irony here is that the retailers and processors were trying to pass on [the proceeds of] higher milk prices to farmers

... they are said to address pressures from retailers for cleaner labels and consumer demand for more natural products, as processors look for additive free, cost effective alternatives