Ritesh Kulkarni

BLUESIL™ TCS 7544 Helps Manufacturers Achieve Critical Euroclass A1 and A2 Fire Compliance Standards

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BLUESIL™ TCS 7544 Helps Manufacturers Achieve Critical Euroclass A1 and A2 Fire Compliance Standards

Fire performance in architectural silicone coatings has long forced a compromise between non-combustibility and processability. Elkem Silicones’ BLUESIL™ TCS 7544 is built to close that gap for coating manufacturers who need documented compliance with EN 13501-1 Euroclass A1/A2 — the highest fire classification categories within the European construction products framework. Announced from Lyon, France, in … Read more

Australian Wine Industry Finds Exciting New Global Routes as Serious Market Pressures Continue to Stack Up

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Australian Wine Industry Finds Exciting New Global Routes as Serious Market Pressures Continue to Stack Up

Wine rarely moves in a straight line under pressure. When logistics costs rise, retail concentration tightens, and export demand softens in the same cycle, the supply chain doesn’t just strain — it reconfigures. That reconfiguration is now visible across Australian wine. The question worth asking for every brand manager and supermarket buyer working the beverages … Read more

Edible Blooms Builds Australia’s Largest Gifting Marketplace With $100 Million in Annual Sales by 2026

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Edible Blooms Builds Australia's Largest Gifting Marketplace With $100 Million in Annual Sales by 2026

Four gifting brands, one marketplace, and a 43 per cent growth forecast: that is the commercial logic behind Edible Blooms’ latest consolidation play in Australia’s online gifting sector. I’ve been watching this category fragment for years, and this move is the clearest signal yet that the hamper and gifting space is entering a platform phase. … Read more

Retail Council Urgently Urges Western Australia to Fast-Track the Barring Orders Bill to Protect Businesses

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Retail Council Urgently Urges Western Australia to Fast-Track the Barring Orders Bill to Protect Businesses

The legislative fix for retail worker abuse in Western Australia has already cleared one chamber of parliament — what’s missing now is urgency from the other. Every week the upper house stalls, the same repeat offenders keep walking back through the same doors. The Australian Retail Council (ARC) is calling on the WA Government to … Read more

Twisties Tangy Pickle Flavour Hits 7-Eleven Stores First Before Major National Rollout Begins

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Twisties Tangy Pickle Flavour Hits 7-Eleven Stores First Before Major National Rollout Begins

Pickle flavours have moved well beyond the burger aisle, and Twisties’ latest limited-edition release suggests snack brands are now monitoring social media trend cycles as closely as any sales report. The Arnott’s-owned brand has launched Twisties Tangy Pickle, a limited-edition variant designed to capitalise on surging consumer interest in pickled and acidic flavours. Research commissioned … Read more

ACCC Discount Cases Against Woolworths and Coles Near Verdict With Millions in Fines at Stake

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ACCC Discount Cases Against Woolworths and Coles Near Verdict With Millions in Fines at Stake

Two Federal Court cases are about to define what “discount” legally means in Australia — and the ruling will reach well beyond the two supermarkets currently in the dock. Every retailer in the country is watching, and they should be. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is mid-trial in its case against Woolworths over … Read more

New Seafood Nutrition Campaign Urges Americans to Eat Two Servings Every Week for Better Health

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New Seafood Nutrition Campaign Urges Americans to Eat Two Servings Every Week for Better Health

A 30 per cent reduction in cardiovascular disease risk is not a supplement claim or a wellness influencer talking point — it is the finding from a body of research spanning 281 peer-reviewed studies. That number is now the centrepiece of a national seafood consumption campaign, and it has real implications for how retailers and … Read more

Coffee Giants Invest $2 Billion Deploying Satellite AI to Map and Reduce Global Deforestation Risk

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Coffee Giants Invest $2 Billion Deploying Satellite AI to Map and Reduce Global Deforestation Risk

The EU Deforestation Regulation is about to lock millions of smallholder coffee farmers out of European markets — not because they’re clearing forests, but because the maps say they are. That mapping failure is now the target of a multi-company satellite programme that could reshape how the global coffee supply chain proves its sustainability credentials. … Read more

Foodstuffs North Island Steps Up Financial Support for Suppliers Struggling With Rising Fuel Costs

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Foodstuffs North Island Steps Up Financial Support for Suppliers Struggling With Rising Fuel Costs

When a co-operative shortens its payment cycle by ten days without being forced to, it signals something more than goodwill — it signals that fuel costs have moved from a line-item concern to a genuine supply chain stress point. Foodstuffs North Island is acting before smaller suppliers start making harder decisions about capacity. The New … Read more

Calabria Consolidates Distribution Under House of Fine Wine in a Major Strategic Partnership Worth Millions

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Calabria Consolidates Distribution Under House of Fine Wine in a Major Strategic Partnership Worth Millions

Consolidating three distribution arms under a single premium identity is the kind of move that tells buyers and on-premise operators exactly where Calabria Family Wine Group sees its competitive advantage. The group has confirmed House of Fine Wine as its unified domestic trading and distribution platform, bringing together portfolios and teams that, until recently, operated … Read more