Lactalis wins Woolworths milk contract
LACTALIS Australia, the local arm of the world’s largest multinational dairy products manufacturer, has won new contracts to process and package Woolworths milks in WA for the next five years.
Woolworths pulls milk from sale after ‘chemical taste’ complaints
Woolworths has withdrawn a range of milk for supermarket shelves after a number of complaints about its taste.
Woolworths to help Australian dairy farmers with $5m in grants
Supermarket giant Woolworths is opening up its coffers to struggling dairy farmers, offering grants worth a total of $5 million.
Coronavirus: Vegans hit out at Woolworths over ‘unfair’ milk rule
Complaints have surfaced claiming Woolworths’ coronavirus product limits on groceries in Victoria are unfairly disadvantaging vegans, vegetarians and people with food intolerances.
Change at the helm for Lactalis’ bargaining group
The collective bargaining group, Premium, authorised with handling negotiations with dairy processor Lactalis on behalf of its farmer members, appointed a new chairman earlier last month.
Cash cow crisis: WA dairy farmers miss out as supermarkets relish record sales during lockdown
The pandemic reminded Australians about the importance of sustaining local agriculture, but as state-sourced fresh staples such as milk raced out supermarket doors the money failed to flow down the supply chain, adding to a decade-long sour taste in WA dairy farmers’ mouths. We begin our coverage at grassroots level with farmers.
Cheap supermarket milk too low at $1.20/l when NZ shoppers pay $1.66
AS Woolworths last week battened down the hatches, staying defiantly mute to more stinging criticism of its super-cheap house brand milk prices in Australia, its New Zealand stores were selling equivalent product at “discount” prices which farmers here would only dream about.
Supermarket dairy policy under attack again
A WEEK after first attacking supermarkets over their negative impact on the dairy industry via their $1 a litre milk, federal agriculture minister David Littleproud has again put Coles and Woolworths under the cosh.
Dairy farmers told to consider supply options
SOME Western Australian dairy farmers who supply milk to Lion Dairy & Drinks in Bentley have been advised to “consider their options” by September 30.
Supermarkets perpetrators of dairy industry misery, minister
The federal government has strengthened its opposition to regulation, or price setting, for Australia’s dairy industry.
Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said it sent the wrong signal to the country’s trading partners.
