Could this be the new face of competition in supermarkets:
Could this be the new face of competition in NZ supermarkets: A 500g block of Tararua butter $4 compared to $7.30 and $6.79! A 1.2kg box of Weet-Bix $5 compared to $7.80! Greggs special blend instant coffee $1 compared to $2.49! The lower prices were all from The...
Grocery report a victory for suppliers
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Commerce Commission’s final report on its market study into the grocery sector. “We are delighted with the outcome – this is a victory for suppliers in terms of fairness, competition, and common sense,” says...
Pallet shortage caused by just-in-case approach
A shortage of pallets across New Zealand is being caused by businesses moving from a just-in-time to a just-in-case approach to managing stock in the face of Omicron. FGC Chief Executive Katherine Rich said this pressure on the supply chain was caused by businesses...
Health Stars on 3047 FGC products
NZFGC member companies continue to add food products to the Health Star Rating system despite the challenges of Covid – maintaining operations and an efficient supply chain and keeping staff safe. The latest update for Q3 and...
Bureaucracy to fore in business RATs access
The Government couldn’t have set-up a more bureaucratic system for businesses trying to access rapid antigen tests, says FGC. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says under the new system announced yesterday, workers have to front up with at least six different...Proposed changes to cost recovery in MPI’s food system
Proposed changes to cost recovery in MPI’s food system – to Ministry for Primary Industries. DocumentNutrient Profiling System for Children & Young People’s Advertising Code
Nutrient Profiling System for the Children and Young People’s Advertising Code – to Advertising Standards Authority Document
Worker exemptions will keep supply chains open
Exemptions for critical workers announced by the Government will make a big difference to keeping food and grocery supply chains working. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says the new exemption scheme is one the food and grocery sector has been demanding for some time,...
Health backtracks on claim over Rapid Antigen Tests
The Ministry of Health has backtracked on a claim by the Director-General of Health that RAT kits requisitioned from private businesses were not already in New Zealand when the Ministry took them, Stuff reports. It says last month, when news broke that the Ministry...
Govt intercepts companies’ RAT kits
Orders by food and grocery companies of many thousands of Rapid Antigen Test kits have been intercepted by the Government to bolster its low stocks, says FGC. In most cases, companies had been invoiced and paid a deposit, only for orders to be cancelled. One company...