Nov 4, 2022 | Latest News
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...
Oct 23, 2022 | Latest News, Sustainability
A voluntary agreement between leading food sector businesses to reduce food waste across NZ’s food supply chain will be launched next month. The Kai Commitment project is an initiative of the New Zealand Food Waste Champions 12.3 Trust. It will help businesses to: set...
Sep 23, 2022 | Latest News, Sustainability
FGC and The Packaging Forum are to jointly lead a project to co-design a Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme for New Zealand. Environment Minister David Parker made the announcement today at an event hosted by FGC and The Packaging Forum. It will use funding...
Sep 20, 2022 | Latest News
Supermarkets face huge penalties if they are found guilty of failing to open up their grocery wholesale arms to competitors under proposed new regulations. The NZ Herald reports the penalties range from $500,000 for an individual to $10 million for a company in the...
Sep 8, 2022 | Health Stars, Latest News
FGC member companies are continuing to bring more food products into the Health Star Rating system. At the end of June, they had 3223 products with HSR labels on them – up from the 2935 at the same time last year. The increase is more significant because it...
Sep 2, 2022 | Latest News
Raewyn Bleakley has now assumed her role as the new Chief Executive of FGC. She has replaced Katherine Rich who is stepping down after 13½ years. Raewyn is an experienced and successful senior leader who has worked across and within government for more than 20 years,...
Aug 21, 2022 | Latest News
The NZ Food & Grocery Council Chief Executive Chief Executive Katherine Rich is stepping down from the role after 13½ years. She says it’s time to pass the baton to someone else, and to move onto new, as yet unknown, ventures. The search for a successor is being...
Jul 28, 2022 | Latest News
Countdown and Foodstuffs could face fines of up to $10 million or three times any commercial gain they received if they breached the proposed new supermarket Code of Conduct – whichever was higher – according to a newly released Cabinet paper. It shows Ministers...
May 30, 2022 | Latest News
New Zealand grocery industry stalwart and icon Peter Mitchell, the only two-time recipient of FGC’s Lifetime Achiever Award, has died. Peter was the owner of Review Publishing, whose stable of publications included the highly regarded Supermarket News, which has been...
May 23, 2022 | Latest News
Legislation to stop major supermarkets blocking competitors from accessing land for new stores is now being considered by a parliamentary select committee. It was introduced into Parliament under urgency on Budget night by Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David...
May 11, 2022 | Latest News
Consumer NZ has launched a petition calling on Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark to go beyond the Commerce Commission’s recommendations in its report on the grocery sector, in order to bring about stronger competition. The Commission found...
May 9, 2022 | Latest News
A parliamentary select committee has agreed a Code of Conduct would help address issues of competition, uncompetitive behaviour, and lack of choice across the grocery sector. After considering a petition by FGC Chief Executive Katherine Rich, it has suggested the...
