Over 250 NZ-made products have been recognised for their quality, receiving medals in the 2024 Outstanding Food Producer Awards. The tally was 137 Gold; 76 silver and 48 bronze from a remarkable 355 entries from 122 Kiwi food and drink producers. Congratulations to...
The Commerce Commission Grocery Team has released the below update, which you can read here or below. The regulations came into effect on 31 August 2023. Physical stores must comply by 31 August 2024 and online stores must comply by 31 August 2025 at the latest. These...
The Commerce Commission has provided an update on the application from Foodstuffs North Island Limited and Foodstuffs South Island Limited seeking clearance to merge. The Commission has decided that there are issues that require further investigation (although it has...
New requirements for the labelling of allergens in food are now in place. These requirements were developed through FSANZ Proposal P1044 – Plain English Allergen Labelling. The new requirements include that allergen information is to be declared: in a specific format...
The Commerce Commission has published the Grocery Supply Code: Checklist for Suppliers which is available to download here and is available on the Commerce Commission website at https://comcom.govt.nz/regulated-industries/grocery/. This is important guidance from the...
Earlier this week we lodged NZFGC’s submission on the Foodstuffs Merger Proposal with the Commerce Commission, and they have now published the submission on the Commerce Commission website. Our members’ views and feedback are of critical importance. The...
MFAT: Implications of shipping disruptions in the Red Sea – February 2024 SUMMARY Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea are currently disrupting goods trade between Europe and New Zealand, leading to many shipping companies now avoiding transit...
Below is the latest information from the Grocery Commissioner, you can read the full newsletter below. If you’re in the process of being offered a Grocery Supply Agreement it’s important to read, as the Commission are developing a Grocery Supply Code...
A new anonymous “whistleblower” tool launched by the Grocery Commissioner is designed to lift the lid on practices and conduct that may be hampering competition in the $25 billion sector. Grocery Commissioner, Pierre van Heerden, says the tool, which uses the WhistleB...
The Packaging Recyclability Evaluation Portal (PREP) is now being updated to reflect the standardisation of materials collected and excluded via household kerbside recycling. This update is in line with the NZ Ministry for Environment’s recently released Gazette...
The Commerce Commission has published their Statement of Preliminary Issues on Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island merger application. The Statement of Preliminary Issues outlines the key competition issues that the Commerce Commission considers...
A new consumer action group is taking aim at the two supermarket giants and promising to lobby aggressively for lower grocery prices, the NZ Herald reports. The group, which does not yet have a name, is being fronted by former Consumer NZ Chief Executive Sue Chetwin,...
