The great Ortiz Anchovy swindle

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Or should I say rip-off. Yves has just commented that Ortiz Anchovies cost in Europe about 8.5 Euros a 90g tin.

In Australia Ortiz Anchovies are imported by wholesaler Simon Johnson who charges $14.95 for a 47.5g tin. That’s a 100 per cent mark-up.
What a clever man growing fat on his these sorts of mark-ups. I wonder if the mark-ups on other products are as large?

Ed Charles is a journalist and digital consultant who spend the better part of the part two decades in Australia. He trained with IPC in London and has written for major international and national business and lifestyle titles. Establishing this blog in 2005, he was one of the first of a handful of food bloggers in Australia. He's spoken at the Melbourne Writers Festival and Emerging Writers Festival and has broadcasted regularly on food and digital media issues. He is currently writing a history of mankind told through food.