据外媒报道，上周澳大利亚最大饼干生产商Arnott's与超商巨头Coles因定价问题起冲突，如今Arnott's被指向海外相关的合作商支出逾6200万澳元，因此将税额削减2000万澳元。
另据Coles总裁的说法，该饼干商在澳大利亚市场提价是为了给其在亚洲市场的扩张增加实力，把澳大利亚当作“金银岛”。
据报道，Arnott's向Coles提出上调部分产品价格，并表示计划来年还要进一步上调价格，在Coles拒绝之后，Arnott's也拒绝向Coles供应54种饼干（包括标知名的Tim Tams饼干）、及一系列Campbell品牌的烹饪产品。
部分原文报道如下：
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.
原文链接：
<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
