Former Labor Minister Appointed to Lead ‘Grocery Review’ Into Coles and…

Former Labor Minister Craig Emerson will lead a review into the Food and Grocery code amid concerns about supermarket prices. The independent probe will review the food and grocery “code of conduct” in a bid to ensure supermarkets are providing a fair deal to customers and farmers. Major supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are signatories to this code, along with Aldi and Metcash. The call for a review comes after Nationals Party leader David Littleproud called for an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into fruit and vegetable prices. Farmers have raised concerns about the gap between what they are…