Apr 1, 2021 | Latest News
The Commerce Commission is seeking feedback on submissions received in response to its Preliminary Issues paper on the grocery sector market study. It says it received “an extremely positive response” to its online surveys, which were designed to help build a detailed...
Mar 8, 2021 | Latest News
The number of products displaying the Health Star Rating labels continued to climb in the last quarter of last year, despite the continuing business uncertainty caused by COVID-19. At December 31, there were a total of 5500 products with the labels. Of those, 2894...
Mar 4, 2021 | Latest News
As part of its market study into supermarkets, the Commerce Commission has launched an online survey aimed at suppliers to help it build a detailed picture of how competition is working at the supplier level of the grocery sector, and NZFGC members are encouraged to...
Feb 26, 2021 | Latest News
The Commerce Commission has published submissions on its outline of the preliminary issues it may explore and the proposed scope for its Market Study into the Grocery Sector. The Government asked it to look at a range of things, including: how retailers deal with...
Feb 25, 2021 | Latest News
FGC’s petition seeking Parliament’s support for the establishment of a mandatory Grocery Code of Conduct for supermarkets, to introduce more transparent supplier/retailer business relationships, has been presented by Katherine Rich to Ohariu MP Greg O’Connor at...
Feb 15, 2021 | Latest News
Food and grocery businesses inside the Auckland Alert Level Boundary can now register online for travel permits to continue their work in and outside the area. The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment has developed an online register that allows businesses...
Jan 21, 2021 | Latest News
A second major study has failed to find any evidence food products or packaging are transmission routes for Covid-19. The study was conducted by Drs Joanne Kingsbury and Rob Lake at ESR on behalf of the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre (NZFSSRC)....
Dec 10, 2020 | Latest News
The Commerce Commission has released a paper outlining the preliminary issues it may explore and the proposed scope for its market study into the grocery sector. It says it expects the issues it will focus on will evolve as their understanding of the sector develops,...
Sep 16, 2020 | Latest News
There is no evidence food, food packaging, or food handling are a source or transmission route for the Covid-19 virus, according to a study by the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods. It says: “Despite the billions of meals consumed...
Aug 14, 2020 | Latest News
The Food & Grocery Council is assuring New Zealanders the grocery supply chain across New Zealand is operating as usual, so there is no need for panic-buying. FGC’s Industry Relations Group is in regular contact with the major retailers Countdown...
Aug 10, 2020 | Latest News
The number of products displaying the Health Star Rating labels has continued to climb this year despite the Covid-19 lockdown halting non-essential work in many food and beverage companies for many weeks. At June 30, there were a total of 5250 products with the...
Jun 26, 2020 | Latest News
FGC CEO Katherine Rich and members Pic Picot of Pic’s Peanut Butter fame and Samantha Firsow of IRI will be among speakers at the 2020 FMCG Business Marketing Summit in September. Katherine will speak on marketing in New Zealand and around the world, Pic’s topic...
