The comparative cost of food and beverages at remote Indigenous communities, Northern Territory, Australia.

CONCLUSIONS: Strategies employed by manufacturers and supermarkets, such as promotional pricing, and supermarkets' generic products lead to lower prices. These opportunities are not equally available to remote customers and are a major driver of price disparity.
IMPLICATIONS: Food affordability for already disadvantaged residents of remote communities could be improved by policies targeted at manufacturers, wholesalers and/or major supermarket chains.
PMID: 25902766 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - April 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ferguson M, O'Dea K, Chatfield M, Moodie M, Altman J, Brimblecombe J Tags: Aust N Z J Public Health Source Type: research