Aug 10, 2023 | Latest News
Supermarkets are now required to display unit pricing on grocery products. The change applied from the end of August. Consumer Affairs Minister Duncan Webb said the new regulations will make it easier for consumers to compare product prices. Supermarket will be...
Jul 19, 2023 | Latest News
A year of huge change in the grocery sector just got more interesting with Woolworths NZ’s announcement it is rebranding its Countdown stores back to the Kiwi icon Woolworths name. Woolworths first started as a general merchandise store in Wellington in 1929 and was...
Jun 29, 2023 | Latest News
Online grocery startup Supie says it is planning physical stores as it builds towards its goal of being a potential third major grocery retailer behind Foodstuffs and Countdown. Founder and CEO Sarah Balle has told Interest.co.nz it has signed up about 55,000...
Jun 8, 2023 | Latest News
The return of Arnott’s to manufacturing in New Zealand after 25 years is an encouraging move, says Raewyn Bleakley. She was speaking after the company today opened a new 4000 square metre factory in Auckland that it expects will make 7.5 million packs of crackers and...
Jun 1, 2023 | Latest News
New Zealand won’t follow France and the UK in introducing grocery price caps, Commerce Minister Duncan Webb has told Interest.co.nz The website reports the UK government is planning a voluntary cap on the price of basic food items such as milk and bread, similar...
Mar 27, 2023 | Latest News
The extent of the damage to the food industry from Cyclone Gabrielle is slowly becoming clearer. A report by Stuff shows both the domestic and export markets will be hit hard. NZ Apples and Pears says the Hawke’s Bay pipfruit crop would be 33% smaller because of...
Mar 16, 2023 | Latest News
The food industry is still trying to understand the impact Cyclone Gabrielle will have on the food supply but there will be gaps on supermarket shelves, says FGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley. She says it is very early days in understanding the impact, but the areas...
Feb 28, 2023 | Latest News
The second of two webinars designed to help FMCG leaders through the immediate and longer-term significant impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle will take place next Monday, March 13. It has been organised by the NZ Food and Grocery Council and NZ Food Safety – Haumaru...
Feb 22, 2023 | Latest News
It’s too early to tell exactly what effect the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle will have on the food and produce supply, FGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley says. She says: “There’s no way this utter devastation won’t have an effect, but I think it’s too early to...
Feb 10, 2023 | Latest News
FGC is continuing to work on CO2 impacts and long-term options as Todd Energy’s Kapuni production plant returns from its scheduled shutdown. Thanks to members’ participation in our survey on the shortage, we have been able to give government officials a...
Jan 29, 2023 | Latest News
The forced sale of some supermarket assets is still an option as the Government tries to boost competition and combat rising prices, according to a new report. The report was commissioned by the Government. NZ Herald business reporter Kate MacNamara obtained it, along...
Jan 24, 2023 | Latest News
The select committee considering the Grocery Industry Competition Bill has made public the submissions it received on the bill. FGC was one of the 29 submissions, which also included Woolworths NZ, the Commerce Commission, Consumer NZ, Night ‘n Day, The Warehouse...
