Supermarkets: 9 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank
Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided
12 brands rated so far in Supermarkets & grocers. The big Australian supermarket chains and grocers, graded on their own-brand and fresh food and on how they treat their own staff. Read the Supermarkets & grocers guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.
Grade
Any grade 9No best available in Supermarkets
None of the 9 supermarkets brands rated yet has no serious red flags plus a living wage or real progress towards one. How we pick
1Drakes SupermarketsUnchecked farms and labour hire · Supermarkets & grocersFamily-owned supermarket chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified2Foodland (South Australia)Unchecked farms and labour hire · Supermarkets & grocersIndependently owned supermarketsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified3Ritchies SupermarketsUnchecked farms and labour hire · Supermarkets & grocersSupermarkets trading as Ritchies IGAPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4Spud ShedUnchecked farms and labour hire · Supermarkets & grocersFresh produce supermarketsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified5Supabarn SupermarketsUnchecked farms and labour hire · Supermarkets & grocersFamily-owned Canberra supermarketsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6FoodWorksNo living wage evidence · Supermarkets & grocersIndependently owned supermarketsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7ALDIUnpaid or underpaid wages, last recorded in 2026 · Supermarkets & grocersDiscount supermarkets, mostly exclusive brandsHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified8WoolworthsUnpaid or underpaid wages, last recorded in 2025 · Supermarkets & grocersSupermarkets and own-brand groceriesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified9ColesUnpaid or underpaid wages, last recorded in 2025 · Supermarkets & grocersSupermarkets and own-brand groceriesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified
- Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
- Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
- Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
- * = self-reported