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Hundreds of jobs to go as barbecue retailer sizzles out

Hundreds of jobs to go as barbecue retailer sizzles out

An outdoors chain retail store synonymous with Australian barbecue culture will shut down after 50 years after failing to find a new buyer.

At 86, honour roll is a piece of cake for sugar artist

At 86, honour roll is a piece of cake for sugar artist

At 86, honour roll is a piece of cake for sugar artist

At 86, honour roll is a piece of cake for sugar artist

Making the King's Birthday Honours list is a moment of sweet success for Marian Jones, who has been decorating cakes for 75 years.

Penfolds maker focuses on top drops as tastes shift

Penfolds maker focuses on top drops as tastes shift

Penfolds maker focuses on top drops as tastes shift

Penfolds maker focuses on top drops as tastes shift

Treasury Wine Estates believes its future lies in focusing on its top 10 "power" brands, including its flagship Penfolds reds, to improve shareholder returns.

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Cheesed off: Aussie dairy at centre of trade quandary

Cheesed off: Aussie dairy at centre of trade quandary

Australian cheese has become the subject of a long debate in Senate estimates, with concerns producers are not getting a fair slice under the EU trade deal.

Liquor firm cuts back on wine to focus on pubs growth

Liquor firm cuts back on wine to focus on pubs growth

Endeavour Group, which owns Dan Murphy's, BWS, and hundreds of pubs, plans to take $300 million in costs out of the business to support its future growth.

Taco 'bout a bad time: Aussie chain ditches US ambition

Taco 'bout a bad time: Aussie chain ditches US ambition

Shares in an Aussie-born Mexican fast-food chain have surged after it ditched its plan to crack the competitive US market, where Chipotle and Taco Bell rule.

Beef lovers steer it home for billionaire-backed firm

Beef lovers steer it home for billionaire-backed firm

Australian Agriculture Co has delivered its highest annual operating profit after strong consumer demand for Aussie beef pushed up prices, despite flood losses.

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Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling

Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling

Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling

Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling

Supermarket prices could stay higher for longer following a ruling that Coles misled its customers with non-genuine discounts, according to one retail expert.

Watchdog seeks big penalty after Coles goes 'Down Down'

Watchdog seeks big penalty after Coles goes 'Down Down'

Watchdog seeks big penalty after Coles goes 'Down Down'

Watchdog seeks big penalty after Coles goes 'Down Down'

The consumer watchdog will be seeking a "significant penalty" to act as a deterrent to Coles and others, after a court found the supermarket misled shoppers.

Michelin Guide arrival may boost Australian hospitality

Michelin Guide arrival may boost Australian hospitality

Michelin Guide arrival may boost Australian hospitality

Michelin Guide arrival may boost Australian hospitality

The prestigious Michelin Guide is coming to Australia for the first time, but it will only cover restaurants in one state.

Booze giant eyes job cuts, as consumers curb thirst

Booze giant eyes job cuts, as consumers curb thirst

Booze giant eyes job cuts, as consumers curb thirst

Booze giant eyes job cuts, as consumers curb thirst

The owner of Dan Murphy's and BWS bottle shops has hinted at job cuts - or "labour efficiencies" - as it tries to buffer its business from the Middle East war.

Supermarket giants brace for ruling on 'fake' discounts

Supermarket giants brace for ruling on 'fake' discounts

Supermarket giants brace for ruling on 'fake' discounts

Supermarket giants brace for ruling on 'fake' discounts

The consumer watchdog's landmark case against Coles and Woolworths over alleged "illusory" discounts is nearing a decision after 18 sessions over two hearings.

Food giant sounds the alarm: shoppers are struggling

Food giant sounds the alarm: shoppers are struggling

Food giant sounds the alarm: shoppers are struggling

Food giant sounds the alarm: shoppers are struggling

Woolworths has seen a "major shift" in consumer sentiment due to the Middle East war and spiking petrol prices, with many struggling to make ends meet.

'System broken': more going hungry as food crisis hits

'System broken': more going hungry as food crisis hits

'System broken': more going hungry as food crisis hits

'System broken': more going hungry as food crisis hits

Charities are buckling under a surge of hungry Australians as fuel price pressures swell into a "cost of surviving" crisis.

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Woolies cut promo-price rest time from months to weeks

Rising inflation spurred changes to timeline limits on pricing to avoid "gaming" of promoted product prices, a supermarket executive has told a court.

Cyclone's impact set to push supermarket prices higher

Shoppers will pay more for fruit and vegetables in the nation's most isolated capital city after a tropical cyclone tore through a food bowl region.

Farmers hit hard by food waste billions

Australian fruit and vegetable growers are missing out on sales of up to one million tonnes of produce that never makes it to market

Solemn services and fish frenzies used to mark Easter

As punters marked Good Friday by rushing to the markets to secure fresh fish and seafood, some parishioners paid respect to the day's biblical origins.

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Fuel costs nip fishmongers ahead of Good Friday frenzy

Fishmongers are absorbing fish price hikes ahead of Good Friday but are warning of when customers could feel the hip pocket sting if the fuel crisis continues.

Bigger fines for dodgy servos but fuel fears remain

Fresh produce is likely to go up in price as higher fuel costs flow through the nation's supply chains, but relief to petrol shortages is on the way.

Beef over EU deal boils over as security ties touted

A landmark free-trade deal with the European Union has riled meat farmers as the bloc's head stresses the continent's reliability in a time of instability.

Leaders urged to stomach junk food tax to save lives

A 20 per cent tax on unhealthy foods could lead to hundreds of thousands of lives being saved and billions in health costs recouped, research reveals.

Easter bunny haul smaller and dearer, figures show

'Shrinkflation' has hit Easter treats hard, with some beloved chocolate products almost doubling in price despite the cost of its key ingredient nosediving.

Startup putting lab-grown meat on more Aussie plates

The reviews are rolling in for the cultivated quail products gracing Australian plates in high-end restaurants after being grown in a lab.

'Significant spikes': servos to face huge gouging fines

Service stations could face $100 million fines for intentionally ripping off customers as panic buying places consumers under pressure at the pump.

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