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Market Australia allows Metro shoppers to get to know more about Australian products through in-store educational product boards on the various types of Australian wine, cheese, meat and fresh produce available in all participating branches.

Present during the grand launch and ribbon cutting of Market Australia at Metro Alabang Supermarket are, from left: Christian Nervegno Managing Director of Metro Supermarket and Hypermarket, Metro Retail Stores Group President and COO Eduardo C. Ponce, Metro Retail Stores Group Chairman and CEO Frank S. Gaisano, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell and Austrade Senior Trade Commissioner Anthony Weymouth.

Market Australia runs from 13 March to 6 April in six Metro Supermarket branches, namely, Market! Market! in Taguig City, Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa City, Marquee Mall in Pampanga, Ayala Center in Cebu, Lucky Chinatown Mall in Binondo, and Super Metro at The District Northpoint in Talisay City, Negros Occidental.

Freshest of the fresh Australian grapes! Metro Retail Stores Group President and COO Ed Ponce, Metro Retail Stores Group Chairman and CEO Frank Gaisano and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell.

Cheers to Australian premiere wines! Metro Retail Stores Group Chairman and CEO Frank Gaisano, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell, and Metro Retail Stores Group President and COO Ed Ponce.

Delicious deli from Australia! Austrade Senior Trade Commissioner Anthony Weymouth, Metro Supermarkets Area Manager for Luzon Jacqueline Cano, Metro Division Manager for Import Joan Dolores, Metro Retail Stores Group Corporate Affairs Head Anna Marie Periquet, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell, and Metro Chief Merchandising Officer – Food Retail Maribel Sibayan.

Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell explains how Australian products are subject to high quality standards to be ‘Clean, Green and Safe’

Forging Alliances – Australian Embassy and Metro Retail Stores Group (Metro supermarket).
Metro Retail Stores Group President and COO Eduardo C. Ponce, Metro Retail Stores Group Chairman and CEO Frank S. Gaisano, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell and Austrade Senior Trade Commissioner Anthony Weymouth.