Ritesh Kulkarni 
Optus has done what few brands want to do in public: it has pushed Woolworths off the bottom of Australia’s trust table. That matters because trust is not a soft metric any more; it now shapes switching, basket size and how much pain shoppers will tolerate after a failure. For FMCG leaders, the signal is … Read more
Cold coffee is now changing what wins shelf space, and St Ali’s move into Coles shows the category is no longer confined to cafés. For FMCG buyers and brand teams, that matters because chilled formats are starting to look less like a seasonal add-on and more like a permanent retail bet. The coffee roaster has … Read more
Plastic coffee cans have landed the kind of publicity FMCG brands dread: they have been named Australia’s worst packaging. For grocery and café suppliers, the verdict is less about one product than about where packaging design is heading in a market that is running out of patience with hard-to-recycle formats. The award matters because it … Read more
Protein is no longer a niche badge for gym-goers. It has become one of the clearest signals of where Australian food and beverage demand is heading, and that is already changing what gets developed, merchandised and promoted across the aisle. For brands and buyers, the shift matters because protein now cuts across breakfast, snacking, dairy … Read more
Australia’s Chemist Warehouse empire could be heading for a much bigger stage. Sigma Healthcare’s talks over Boots would reshape its capital structure, kill off IPO plans and hand it a UK pharmacy network with real scale. For FMCG suppliers, this is not just a corporate headline. A deal of this size could change buying power, … Read more
When a household pasta staple ends up in a federal courtroom over alleged worms, the issue stops being a one-off consumer complaint and becomes a question of brand trust. For FMCG suppliers, this kind of case matters because even unproven contamination claims can travel fast through retail, compliance and reputation channels. That is the commercial … Read more
James Boag brewery closure is not just a heritage story. It marks a hard commercial decision in a beer market that has been shrinking for years, and it will shift production out of Tasmania by November. For FMCG operators, the bigger signal is capacity discipline. Lion is pulling brewing activity onto the mainland, keeping the … Read more
Cold brew coffee has always been a patience trade. UNSW Sydney’s latest process could compress that wait from 12 to 24 hours to about three minutes, while cutting energy use by up to 75 per cent. For FMCG operators, that matters because it changes the economics of coffee concentrate, ready-to-drink beverages and bottled coffee. I … Read more
The ACCC has cleared Ampol’s EG Australia takeover, but only after forcing divestments that will reshape the competitive map in local fuel retail. For FMCG suppliers and convenience operators, the real signal is that the deal can proceed, but not without checks on market power where price competition matters most. The decision matters beyond fuel. … Read more
Blue Dinosaur and matcha are doing more than adding colour to OMG Group’s portfolio. They are now helping drive a sales run that points to real distribution traction, not just a short-lived launch spike. For FMCG operators, the signal is simple. OMG Group is turning a niche snacking base and a wellness-led beverage platform into … Read more