Dec 10, 2020 | Latest News
The Commerce Commission has released a paper outlining the preliminary issues it may explore and the proposed scope for its market study into the grocery sector. It says it expects the issues it will focus on will evolve as their understanding of the sector develops,...
Dec 9, 2020 | Katherine Rich Comments
Wow – what a year that’s coming to an end! Usually at this time we’re saying, ‘let’s put that one behind us, have a decent break and start afresh next year’, and be relatively sure that will happen. But this year I’m afraid it’s not going to be that simple. There are...
Dec 7, 2020 | Sustainability
FGC established a Sustainability Committee in July 2019. It consists of seven sub-committees that tackle all issues of sustainability as they relate to the food and grocery sector. About 90 FGC members are involved in these sub-committees. The Sustainability Committee...
Dec 6, 2020 | Mental Health Toolkit
Massey University is seeking help from food and grocery manufacturers in the Auckland region that employ fewer than 100 staff to take part in a project aimed at developing a customised mental health toolkit. And it’s free. With the pressures of Covid-19...
Dec 4, 2020 | Submissions
Reducing the impact of plastic on our environment – moving away from hard-to-recycle and single-use items – to Ministry for the Environment Document