Comments on: Woolworths & Coles Pt1of4

By: SentientSight

SentientSight — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:17 +0000

Please provide …
Please provide examples and evidence, rather than an ignorant opinion.

By: bennydillon

bennydillon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:17 +0000

This story is bull …
This story is bull shit. Using facts would be a great start.

By: bennydillon

bennydillon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:16 +0000

There are many …
There are many steps involved in putting fresh produce on the shelf and naturally, costs are incurred at every point in the process. Take beef for example. Nearly two thirds of the cost of beef is spent before it reaches a supermarket…

By: bennydillon

bennydillon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:16 +0000

For example: the …
For example: the argument that Woolworths and Coles have too much control over the Fresh Produce market. 71% of Woolworths customers across the country weekly spend on fresh fruit and vegetables is actually spent outside of Woolworths – with 39% of this spend going to the independent fruit shops and markets.

By: bennydillon

bennydillon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:15 +0000

If a GROCERY …
If a GROCERY product goes on special, most of the time the supplier pays for all, or some, of the reduction – called a rebate. If Woolworths can sell a certain amount of Coke 30pk Cans in a week on special, Coca Cola will pay a promo rebate, which will sometimes cover all of the “loss”, but most of the time only covers some of it.

By: bennydillon

bennydillon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:15 +0000

Why only Woolworths …
Why only Woolworths? Another flaw with this story – just because Woolworths are comfortable with the way they do business and happily let this film crew into its stores and do an interview with the CEO. Where was Coles? Are they perfect?

Woolworths don’t pass the margin reductions onto the farmers. Woolworths purchases produce at a set price determined by supply and demand as well as quality and that is what is paid to the farmer.

By: SentientSight

SentientSight — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:15 +0000

Why do these big …
Why do these big corporations pass their margin reductions on to the Farmers who are only small producers. Woolworths sells products at a loss all the time, they should be paying for that, not reducing how much they charge the farmer.

By: bennydillon

bennydillon — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:14 +0000

Coca Cola don’t pay …
Coca Cola don’t pay our losses – they pay the supermarkets to promote their product. The money supermarkets “lose” from selling GROCERY products on special is partially covered by the promo rebate the big suppliers pay to have their product on the Front and Back Ends and/or in the catalogue.

I understand the points being raised completly, actually having watched the program when it originally aired on the ABC. There are limited facts and lots of exagerations in this story.

PS. Thanks.

By: SentientSight

SentientSight — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:14 +0000

So Coca Cola a huge …
So Coca Cola a huge Corporation in fact larger than Woolworths and Coles put together is able to negotiate a better deal than a Farmer. If you had bothered to watch the other 3 parts of the video you may understand the points being raised. Go back to your job at Safeway (Woolworths).

PS Your Rocky Road looks absolutely delicious,
if your not supplying the supermarkets yet you should be!

By: SentientSight

SentientSight — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:22:13 +0000

All your posts are …
All your posts are about big suppliers. Not on the small farmers and food producers. These farmers are growing the basic food. You are talking about manufacturers who purchase their ingredients off of the same farmers that this story is talking about. I mostly agree with your posts. You have missed the point.