Sep 5, 2023 | Grocery Supply Code
The Grocery Supply Code of Conduct was launched by the Government on 1 September 2023. It followed a consultation period in which the submissions were invited on a draft version of the Code, and comes into effect on September 28. The main provisions of the Code...
Apr 28, 2023 | Grocery Supply Code
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 Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley says NextGen have almost a decade of experience working...
Apr 20, 2023 | Grocery Supply Code
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 guidelines released by the Commerce Commission, Andy covered: what’s changed and the key consequences the broader application of the...
Nov 2, 2022 | Grocery Supply Code
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...
Jul 7, 2022 | Grocery Supply Code
On July 6, a consultation document on the mandatory Grocery Code of Conduct was published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This followed several months of work that involved the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council and the major grocery...
Mar 8, 2022 | Grocery Supply Code
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: GROCERY CODE OF CONDUCT Recommendation 6: Introduce a mandatory...