Episodes

Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Supermarket Sleuth: Australia ramps up its nationwide recycling scheme for soft plastics
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
This week we visit Australia, the UK and, finally, New Zealand to catch up with what's been happening in the supermarket industry

Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Supermarket Sleuth on Magic Talk's Weekend Life with Carly Flynn
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
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.

Thursday Mar 11, 2021
CHECKOUT: Fresh v shelf stable continues with a look at fresh fish
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
We look at fresh fish, Use By and Best Before dates and bulk food departments

Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
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.

Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Magic Talk: Weekend Life March 6 - Supermarket Sleuth reports
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Supermarket Sleuth complains about the Commerce Commission investigation into New Zealand's supermarket industry. He suggests that it will not make a difference. He's quizzed by this week's host Roman Travers.

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
CHECKOUT: How Asian immigrants have influenced the New Zealand supermarket industry
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
This week we take a brief look at the Asian incluence on New Zealand's supermarkets before turning to fresh food, starting with produce.

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
This week we look at food waste before updating progress of Asda under its new owners, finding out about something odd that's just been bought by Morrisons and discovering that business is not going too well for Aldi in the UK. We also look at Australia and learn how woolworths is doing as well as considering why Aldi has not yet opened an online business and wonder when it will.

Thursday Feb 25, 2021
CHECKOUT; The Australian influence on the New Zealand supermarket industry
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Apart from the fact that Woolworth Australia owns three of our supermarkets - Countdown and the two franchises Fresh Choice and Supervalue, a great deal of our supermarket imports are made in Australia as in other parts of the world. Some of our food manufacturers in New Zealand also export to Australia, so it's a two-way traffic.

Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Supermarket Sleuth: Aldi is tops again in the UK, says latest Which? annual survey
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
This week we look at Aldi's achievement in Customer Satisfaction and who fell to the bottom of the top ten. The German discounter has also taken to task it Easter eggs to do away with some of the unnecessary packaging - but to do that, part of the egg had to change shape! We also find out which supermarket category has booming sales as a result of the pandemic. We then zoom down the globe to find out what Australia's second largest chain supermarket has been up to.

Thursday Feb 18, 2021
CHECKOUT Taking a look at Fairtrade
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
This week I read further from my book CHECKOUT published in 2013 of the Fairtrade organisation.