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Five Dock, NSW 2046
0455 061 001
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The Three-Stop-Shop Phenomenon

December 9, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

The loyal single-supermarket shopper is officially a dying breed, with 70% of Australians now splitting their weekly grocery run across two or three stores.

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Five reasons to feel fab about supporting local foodies this festivus✨

November 25, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

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Whether you're a lights-on-the-roof Bill or a never-seen-Love-Actually Barbara, here are five feel-good reasons to shop local this Christmas.

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Supermarket Swap is healthy shopping on steroids, but is it good for independents

November 11, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

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The app helping Aussies dodge additives and eat clean has hit 80k downloads - but what does the clean-eating craze mean for independent retailers?

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Can LuLu challenge the Big Two? A Middle Eastern hypermarket for Australia

October 28, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

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With 250+ stores and a footprint three times the size of a typical Aussie supermarket, LuLu Group's arrival could seriously shake up the local grocery landscape.

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Hey, big spender ~ Attracting loyal customers in a cost-of-shopping crisis

October 14, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

As shoppers scrutinise every dollar, here's how independent retailers can sharpen their strategy to win - and keep - cost-conscious customers.

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ALDI x Door Dash = total domination?

September 30, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

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ALDI and DoorDash are now firmly coupled up, delivering budget groceries to every Australian state — and it's hard to look away.

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Small batch at scale: How artisanal brands can grow without compromise.

September 16, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

When a handcrafted product goes mainstream, can it stay true to its roots - or does scaling up mean selling out?

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Is “best before” past its use by date? Reforming food labels to fight waste.

September 2, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

With 7.6 million tonnes of food wasted in Australia each year, reforming the confusing "best before" label could be one of our simplest wins against waste.

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SA’s Junk Food Advertising Ban ~ Who, what, where and why?

August 19, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

South Australia has banned junk food ads from public transport as of July 2025 - here's everything you need to know about what's in, what's out, and why it matters.

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Everything you didn’t know you needed to know about lab grown meat 🙌

July 22, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

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Australia has joined a tiny global club approving lab-grown meat for human consumption - but is the world ready for a steak that's never seen a paddock?

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How long will acl-free drinks stay cool?

July 8, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

Non-alcoholic drinks have come a long way from sad lemonade, but in a nation built on cold ones, can the sober trend hold its ground?

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Do awards on labels boost sales?

June 24, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

That gleaming medal on the label might be doing more heavy lifting than you think when it comes to swaying shoppers in the aisle.

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Will functional foods make the cut in the cossie livs*?

June 10, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

Health-forward foods are having a serious moment - but with budgets stretched thin, are consumers willing to pay a premium for products that promise to do more?

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Care for a double cheeseburger à la drone?

May 17, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

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Drone food delivery has finally landed in Australia, and we're only just catching up to what the rest of the world has been tinkering with for years.

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Why nearshoring is the new offshoring

May 13, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

Nearshoring offers food producers a smarter middle ground between the cost savings of offshoring and the security of keeping production closer to home.

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Coconuts: From sexy to exxy

April 29, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

The humble coconut had its heyday - so what happened to the ingredient that once had us all wielding meat cleavers at the supermarket checkout?

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Dark kitchens, catering on cue & trendy dregs

April 15, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

With 23% of Australians now ordering groceries online each month, the rise of food apps and store-free shopping is changing what "going to the shops" even means.

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AI at the Table: How robots are messing with our food (in a good way?)

April 1, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

From wine labels that talk to packaging that detects salmonella, AI is quietly - and not so quietly -reshaping food, packaging, and what it means to compete in the industry.

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From Viral to Aisle: TikTok is rocking your shelves, now what?

March 18, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

Freeze-dried lemon lollies with "as seen on TikTok" on the pack say it all - social media virality is now a legitimate path to the supermarket shelf.

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Air Fryer Psychology and How To Feed It

March 4, 2025 Hayssam Bejjani

Photo by Kawê Rodrigues on Unsplash

Two in three Australian households now own an air fryer - and understanding why people love them so much is the key to feeding the obsession.

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