據外媒報道，上周澳大利亞最大餅干生產商Arnott's與超商巨頭Coles因定價問題起沖突，如今Arnott's被指向海外相關的合作商支出逾6200萬澳元，因此將稅額削減2000萬澳元。
另據Coles總裁的說法，該餅干商在澳大利亞市場提價是為了給其在亞洲市場的擴張增加實力，把澳大利亞當作“金銀島”。
據報道，Arnott's向Coles提出上調部分產品價格，并表示計劃來年還要進一步上調價格，在Coles拒絕之后，Arnott's也拒絕向Coles供應54種餅干（包括標知名的Tim Tams餅干）、及一系列Campbell品牌的烹飪產品。
部分原文報道如下：
Coles managing director John Durkan says multinational food and grocery suppliers are still treating Australia like “Treasure Island”, charging consumers premium prices to boost earnings and fund their Asian operations.
In a blunt warning to suppliers, Mr Durkan says Coles will not only demand that they justify price rises by proving that their costs are increasing, but is prepared to replac branded goods with private label equivalents if branded prices rise too fast.
原文鏈接：
<http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/12/9/retail/john-durkans-coles-campaign-not-full-story>
<http://www.afr.com/business/retail/coles-md-john-durkan-says-aussie-grocery-suppliers-living-on-treasure-island-20151207-glhyl0>
日期：2015-12-10
