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To support suppliers, the NZFGC is refreshing its training programme in partnership with leading FMCG consultancy NextGen Group.

NZFGC welcomes this substantive Report which demonstrates a depth of analysis of the Grocery market, providing a solid platform for future action to deliver a fair and competitive industry.

The Grocery Commissioner has today sent an open letter to the sector, highlighting the Grocery Supply Code, and reiterating the obligations on regulated grocery retailers – Foodstuffs South Island, Foodstuffs North Island and Woolworths New Zealand.

The Commerce Commission Grocery Team has released Unit Pricing Guidelines for grocery retailers. These guidelines aim to help grocery retailers understand the unit pricing obligations. Physical stores must comply by 31 August 2024 and online stores must comply by 31 August 2025 at the latest.

The Commerce Commission has published the Grocery Supply Code: Checklist for Suppliers. This is important guidance from the regulator, the document acts as a “checklist” for grocery suppliers to review new or amended agreements received from retailers and ensure compliance with the provisions of the Grocery Supply Code.

Here is the latest information from the Grocery Commissioner, and if you're in the process of being offered a Grocery Supply Agreements it's important to read, as the Commission are developing a Grocery Supply Code Checklist to help suppliers and legal advisors to determine if agreements are compliant with the provisions of the Grocery Supply Code.  

A new anonymous “whistleblower” tool launched by the Grocery Commissioner is designed to lift the lid on practices and conduct that may be hampering competition in the $25 billion sector.

The Grocery Supply Code of Conduct was launched by the Government on 1 September 2023. It followed a consultation period in which the...

NZFGC has announced a partnership with NextGen Group to help us deliver a suite of options to members so they know what the Grocery Supply Code allows and what it prohibits.

NZFGC and Andy Matthews of Matthews Law held a webinar on April 17 to update members on competition law. On the Misuse of Market Power...

Consumer goods and retail consultants Hexis Quadrant has briefed FGC members on the ongoing development of New Zealand’s Grocery Code of Conduct. Exact topics of the discussion, which was led by Managing Partner Nick Hogendijk, included:

On July 6, a consultation document on the mandatory Grocery Code of Conduct was published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and...

On 8 March 2022, the Commerce Commission published its final report on its Grocery Market Study. One of the key recommendations was for a mandatory Code of Conduct for supermarkets. Here is what it said: