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Any move to impose an age restriction on the sale of energy drinks to New Zealand children is not necessary, says the Food & Grocery Council.

Stuff asked FGC if it was common knowledge among suppliers that products tend to be on sale longer over the course of a year in Australia...

Stuff recently published a story entitled ‘Milking it: NZ's milk price: Who's getting rich?’ It reported that milk prices were...

Huge growth being experienced in the China consumer dairy market can only be great news for New Zealand exporters, says Katherine Rich. ...

FGC members and brands have again dominated this year’s Most Trusted Brands consumer survey, led by Whittaker’s, which topped the list...

Putting graphic labels on so-called unhealthy or treat foods is a silly idea that’s based on no evidence, says FGC Chief Executive...

The food industry is now producing 2003 products with Health Star Rating logos. The milestone was reached during the first quarter of...

Food companies remain committed to continuing progress on product reformulation, according to FGC’s report to the Government on year 1 of...

Criticism by Otago University campaigners of analysis by NZIER economists on the effectiveness of a sugar tax is weak, says FGC. The...

The NZ Food and Grocery Council welcomes the release of the latest growth and investment reports on the food and beverage industry. The...

The food industry is ready to work with the Government on further ways of tackling the obesity epidemic, says FGC Chief Executive...

The findings of an independent review into the effectiveness of sugar taxes on health backs up what FGC has been saying for years – that...

Vogels bread in New Zealand is dearer than Vogels in the UK mainly because bread here attracts tax while it doesn’t in the UK, says FGC. ...

New Zealand supermarkets are legally allowed to sell products after their “best before” dates if that’s what they want to do, says FGC. ...

The Health Star Rating scheme is driving positive reformulation of current foods and the innovation of new ones, says FGC. The NZ Herald...

Consumer NZ’s Bad Taste Food Awards are disappointing and a sham, says FGC. Katherine Rich says some of the ‘winners’ are the very...

Fonterra is to be applauded for its latest excellent initiative in opening-up dairy farms to the public, says FGC. On Sunday 10...

The Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Government’s interest in food and beverage manufacturing, and looks forward to sharing the...

The NZ Food & Grocery Council backs the call from Horticulture NZ for a national food security policy focused on the threat to food...

Manufacturers have put huge, ongoing effort into reformulating popular food and beverage products to remove sugar, fat or salt, Katherine...