The Grocery Industry Competition Bill will address a wide range of desperately needed changes in the grocery sector, says the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council. “These proposals will be welcomed by suppliers and consumers as further concrete steps towards helping...
Shortly after joining FGC in October 2022, Raewyn Bleakley was asked by Supermarket News about herself and her career. Here are their questions and her answers: Some details about yourself, where did you grow up, family, education, previous roles etc I grew up in...
The powers of the yet-to-be appointed Grocery Commission will be quite extraordinary, the Deputy Secretary, Building, Resources and Markets at MBIE, Paul Stocks told the NZFGC ONE VOICE conference in Queenstown today. He said the ability of the commissioner to review...
Understanding what members want and how they work is a key to FGC, Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley has told the annual conference in Queenstown. In just her fourth week in the job, she told members she wanted to meet as many members as possible as quickly so she could...
Consumer goods and retail consultants Hexis Quadrant has briefed FGC members on the ongoing development of New Zealand’s Grocery Supply Code. Exact topics of the discussion, which was led by Managing Partner Nick Hogendijk, included: An overview of the framework...
