About ShopCare
ShopCare is a New Zealand Food & Grocery Council initiative born out of a $1.5 million grant from ACC to tackle injuries in the workplace. It’s part of a $22 million injury prevention programme by ACC that includes the forestry and construction industries and...
Bluebird reformulation adds to healthier options
Reformulation work by Pepsico to remove much of the saturated fat from its major snacks brands is a great initiative that continues the industry’s path to developing healthier options, says the NZ Food & Grocery Council. “Switching to canola oil to remove up to...
Health Stars top 5150 products
There are now more than 5150 food products in supermarkets sporting Health Star Rating labels. At 30 September there were 2653 products from FGC-member companies – an increase of 155 in just the three months since June 30. The remaining 2497 are the home brands of...
FGC welcomes Govt response to obesity taskforce report
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Government’s positive response to the report of Food Industry Taskforce on Addressing Factors Contributing to Obesity, released today. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says she is encouraged Ministers David Clark...Folic acid fortification: increasing folic acid availability in food
Folic acid fortification: Increasing folic acid availability in food – New Zealand Food Safety Discussion Paper – to Ministry for Primary Industries submissionSchools and Healthy Food and Guidance
Healthy Food and Guidance – Schools and Healthy Food and Guidance, Early Learning Services – to Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Ministry of Health submission
Synlait purchase of Dairyworks great for industry
Synlait Milk’s acquisition of Canterbury company Dairyworks is great news for the New Zealand dairy industry, says Katherine Rich. “This is an exciting development. It brings together two innovative companies and reunites a dairy industry dream team of Leon Clement...Pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages
Pregnancy warning labels on alcoholic beverages – to Food Standards Australia New Zealand document
Forcing up price of unhealthy food ‘not answer’
The Food & Grocery Council shares concerns by Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare around diabetes and obesity, says Katherine Rich, but it doesn’t believe forcing up the price of unhealthy food and drink is the answer. Mrs Rich was asked by the NZ Herald to...Master planning for F&B facilities
In the food & beverage industry, client requests for new products or different packaging create a constant need to update and add to existing processing facilities. The tempo of new projects can often be rapid, driven by evolving client strategies,...