Industry News

Foodland retailers, suppliers and support teams recently gathered in Phuket for the 2026 Foodland Supermarkets Conference, reinforcing the strength of South Australia’s independent supermarket network.

Ritchies Stores Fine Food & Wine IGA Balnarring has been recognised as Australia’s Supermarket of the Year at the Retail Asia Awards, becoming the first Australian supermarket to receive the prestigious honour.

Retailers selling knives in South Australia should be aware of significant new compliance obligations coming into effect on 1 July 2026 as part of the State Government’s knife crime reforms.

MGA has lodged further submissions with the Fair Work Commission (FWC) opposing proposals that would accelerate the implementation of junior wage changes.

The Northern Territory Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) will expand from 1 July 2026 to include all beverage containers up to 3 litres in volume.
New container types being brought into the scheme include:

Wine bottles
Spirit bottles
Plain milk containers
Other beverage containers previously excluded from the CDS

Australia’s largest construction and design event, Sydney Build Expo 2026, brought together thousands of industry professionals across two days of networking, innovation and industry discussion earlier this year.