
Fury as Woolworths Removes Iconic Milk From Sydney Stores
Calls have been made for one of Australia’s biggest grocery retailers to reverse its decision to withdraw Norco milk, produced by an Australian Farmers collective, from 90 of its supermarkets and metro stores in Sydney. Woolworths stated that they made this decision to align their product offerings to local demand in their Metro stores. However, EastAUSmilk dairy advocacy group president Joe Bradley said the move “shows that big supermarkets don’t give a stuff about the consumer or the farmer.” The Lismore-based Norco, established in 1895, is a farmer-owned dairy co-operative that supplies milk from 200 dairy farms across northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland. Devasting floods in 2022 caused considerable damage to Norco’s factory in Lismore, and the rebuild cost was over $100 million (US$64.9 million)....
