date:Dec 26, 2012
n current rents.
A report by The Age on December 15th 2012 speculated that the price of fruit and vegetables in Victoria is set to soar by as much as 30% in 2014 as a result of the move.
However, Shane Schnitzler, president of Fresh State, a representative body comprising of more than 120 wholesalers, said the sharp rent increases would exacerbate the market dominance of Coles and Woolworths. This is because instead of buying through the wholesale market like greengrocers, caterers and restau