The Supermarket Sleuth

CHECKOUT: The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council and the UK's Grocery Adjudicator

Sleuth reads another chapter from his book CHECKOUT published in 2012.

Supermarket Sleuth: ALDI chalks up its 20th anniversary of arriving in Australia

This week we have mnore news from the Australian and UK supermarket industries

Supermarket Sleuth: ALDI chalks up its 20th anniversary in Australia

Tghis week we look at both the Australian and UK supermarket industries

CHECKOUT: Around the negotiating table

This chapter explains the process that suppliers have to go through to sell a product to a supermarket to get it on shelf. There are two systems in New Zealand, one for Foodstuffs, the co-operative, and another for the Countdown chain store owned by Woolworths New Zealand Group. The group also has two franchise stores so the selling-in to these is done by a separate buying group.

Supermarket Sleuth: How much COVID-19 has changed UK shoppers' buying habits

This week we update what's happening with our supermarkets and suppliers in the UK and Australia. We particularly highlight the opening by Iceland of its new Swift stores.

CHECKOUT: The personalities among the suppliers to the New Zealand supermarket industry

I highlight just a few of the manu suppliers there have been over the year, mentioning one CEO who worked for three different companies but only moved office once!

Supermarket Sleuth: Australia ramps up its nationwide recycling scheme for soft plastics

This week we visit Australia, the UK and, finally, New Zealand to catch up with what's been happening in the supermarket industry

Supermarket Sleuth on Magic Talk's Weekend Life with Carly Flynn

Catch up on what vegetables are really low in price and find out all about the Cadbury Creme Eggs beer and the new Marmite spread that's exploded on to the UK.

CHECKOUT: Fresh v shelf stable continues with a look at fresh fish

We look at fresh fish, Use By and Best Before dates and bulk food departments

Supermarket Sleuth: It's supermarket shopping like we've never known before and may well be coming to your place soon!

No, I'm not presenting an episode of Star Trek for you. It's not someone idea of what may be happening in the future it's all going on right now! We also look at which supermarkets British shoppers feel safest in and we have a beer with Cadbury's.