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Wholesale

Metcash in talks to acquire Quadrant’s Superior Food Group

Metcash in talks to acquire Quadrant’s Superior Food Group

Wholesaler Metcash has entered a trading halt after confirming to the Australian Financial Review it is in talks with Quadrant to acquire the Superior Food Group. Metcash, the parent of supermarket brands I...
Metcash gets $500,000 grant for its waste-reduction initiative
Woolworths NZ signs wholesale pact with c-store chain KwikMart
Costco fined for mislabelling seafood origin
Woolworths to supply Circle K stores in New Zealand

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Austrade and Wine Australia develop digital hub to boost export sales

Austrade and Wine Australia develop digital hub to boost export sales

Xavier Simonet, CEO of Austrade, said the industry-first free digital hub would help fuel the country’s wine exporters t...

Liquor Emporium parent bought by Hairydog Group

Liquor Emporium parent company, S&P Liquor Group, has been acquired by e-commerce liquor company Hairydog Group for an u...

How wholesaler Foodbomb is taking its suppliers direct-to-consumer

What started as a supplier marketplace for restaurant-quality produce now offers itself directly to the Australian publi...

How wholesaler Foodbomb is taking its suppliers direct-to-consumer

What started as a supplier marketplace for restaurant-quality produce now offers itself directly to the Australian publi...

Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market eyes wholesale trade

Hospitality operators, chefs, publicans and caterers can access wholesale deals, weekly-recommended produce and seasonal...

FoodByUs steps into Australia’s $2 billion liquor market

Since 2019, sales have grown by 600 per cent and MD Ben Lipschitz says there is a strong business case for expanding int...

Food wholesalers face massive losses as orders for perishable goods plunge

“Restaurants and cafes are cancelling orders for millions of dollars worth of perishable food and other goods.”

WineDepot expands to Melbourne, buys distributor Parton

“The evolution of the wine distribution model in Australia is long overdue," says CEO.

Liquor distributors merge to create nation’s second-largest wholesaler

The combined venture will serve more than 9000 on-premise customers across the eastern seaboard.

Despite political tensions, China’s retail outlook is robust for FMCG

While the political relationship between Australia and China became fragile in 2020, the retail outlook is far more robu...

Woolies’ PFD deal faces industry pressure as rivals band together

A number of food distributors have banded together to oppose Woolworths’ proposed $552 million majority acquisition of P...
Darren Thomas CEO Thomas Foods

Thomas Foods eyes expansion after rebranding Holco subsidiary

Thomas Foods International is set to expand its national reach after rebranding subsidiaries Holco and Country Fresh und...
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ACCC to probe Woolworths’ planned takeover of PFD Food Services

Woolworths Group’s plan to acquire a controlling interest in food and grocery supplier PFD Food Services will be subject...

Metcash reaps benefits as consumers shop more locally

Metcash says sales continue to benefit from the change in consumer behaviour since the advent of Covid-19 with sales up ...

Metcash liquor retailers unite on Shop MyLocal e-commerce site

Independent Brands Australia (IBA), the second-largest network of liquor retail outlets in the country, has launched an ...