Travel retail can still change a whisky brand’s trajectory fast, and Lark Distilling Co has just shown how. A Sydney airport pop-up has taken the Tasmanian distiller from niche prestige player to the top of the single malt category at the terminal, which is a meaningful signal for any premium spirits supplier watching shelf conversion … Read more
Avocado handling is getting a digital overhaul, and Woolworths is backing it in a way that could matter well beyond one fresh produce category. The avocado industry launches VR supply chain training with Woolworths to cut inconsistency, improve quality and give store teams a better read on what happens before fruit reaches the shelf. For … Read more
Coles is seeing sales grow because shoppers are trading towards value, and that shift is changing how the supermarket group manages range, own brand and online. In a difficult economic backdrop, the numbers suggest the basket is holding up, but the mix is moving underneath. For FMCG suppliers, that matters as much as the top-line … Read more
OMG Group’s net sales jump 44 per cent in the March quarter, and the part that matters most for FMCG readers is not the percentage itself. It is the fact that the company has pushed past $6 million in moving annual turnover for the first time while opening fresh channels through Woolworths, foodservice and matcha. … Read more
China’s pet food market is no longer a quiet import category. Local brands are taking share from global names as Chinese owners spend more on pets, even while they pull back elsewhere. That shift matters well beyond China. It is changing the competitive playbook for premium pet food, pushing foreign brands to localise harder and … Read more
Woolworths has delivered sales growth, but the real message from its latest quarter is caution. The supermarket giant is now flagging higher fuel costs, supplier pressure and a shakier consumer backdrop as Middle East tensions feed into the cost base. For FMCG teams, that matters as much as the sales line. When Woolworths pairs growth … Read more
A swing from loss to profit in salmon is not just a finance story. For seafood buyers, chilled protein suppliers and premium grocery planners, it points to a more stable supply outlook after a difficult production cycle. New Zealand King Salmon has moved back into the black, reporting an $11.2 million profit for the half-year … Read more
A decade-high third-quarter shipping performance matters more to dairy buyers than a neat profit line. It tells me Fonterra is not just making more milk; it is getting product through a disrupted global freight system while customers are still writing orders. Fonterra has reported $1.5 billion in operating profit for its fiscal third quarter, up … Read more
Putting a teenage sprinter on a pantry staple is less about novelty than it first appears. For Vegemite, the Gout Gout limited-edition collector’s jar gives a mature spread brand a fresh reason to be noticed in a supermarket fixture where habit usually does most of the selling. The Australian spread brand has released a 380g … Read more
A liquor retailer selling wine assets is rarely just a tidy-up exercise. In this case, the signal is sharper: margin pressure has forced a simpler, harder-nosed model around price, hotels and cost control. Endeavour Group has told investors it plans to exit the majority of its existing winery and vineyard portfolio as part of a … Read more