I can't help wondering where the impetus for this ACCC investigation came from. It's a well known fact that Colesworth has fruit & veg suppliers over a barrel, they often have contracts where they barely break even: Colesworth makes all the profit. Could this accusation have come from someone actually working in the interest of Colesworth by trying to eliminate the competitiveness of Aldi by hamstringing their suppliers? It just seems such a bizarre accusation given Aldi is so much cheaper, making the attack, which is supposed to be in defence of consumers, likely to do the opposite of the intent of the law... unless I'm really missing something here.
this post was submitted on 02 Sep 2025
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When I read it I had thought it was obviously Aldi that had dobbed them in.
This doesn't really stop their suppliers selling veg to Aldi, it allows Aldi to play them against each other, and put pressure on them to reduce their prices.