Sanitarium must be allowed to protect brand

Aug 10, 2017 | Media

Sanitarium, like any other trademark holder, has little choice but to protect its brand, says NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich. “They’re in a difficult position because the product Weetabix, imported by online retailer A Little Bit of...

Think you know ASEAN? Think again

Jul 24, 2017 | Export

The complexities of ASEAN, with its 625 million people and multitude of ethnicities, calls for a granular approach to understanding market opportunities there, Nielsen reports in its latest consumer market update. While ASEAN has been enjoying economic recognition in...

No sugar in most baby foods, adhere to Food Code

Jul 18, 2017 | Media

The majority of baby foods available in New Zealand stores do not contain added sugars, and fully adhere to the regulatory requirements of the Food Standards Code. That’s FGC’s response to claims that commercial baby food is full of sugar and empty ‘fillers’ and...

Health Star Rating System

Jun 30, 2017 | Submissions

Submission to Health Star Rating Advisory Committee, Canberra, Australia, on Discussion Paper for Public Consultation: The Form of the Food (as prepared) Rules for the HSR System. Submission...

FGC welcomes important industry investor guides

Jun 30, 2017 | Media

The Food and Grocery Council welcomes the release today of the latest investor guides to New Zealand’s Food and Beverage Industry. Launched by Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy, the guides contain analysis of trends...

Food prices: NZ v Australia

Jun 28, 2017 | Media

Some food prices in New Zealand are higher than in Australia due mainly to economies of scale that come with a bigger population base, says FGC. The NZ Herald and Radio NZ asked FGC to comment on claims by ex-pats living in Australia that their food bill was much...

NZ’s phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons

Jun 23, 2017 | Submissions

Submission to HFC Consultation, Ministry for the Environment, on New Zealand’s phase-down of hydrofluorocarbons to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and associated supporting measures (consultation document 2017) Submission...

Country of origin bill could affect family food budget

Jun 1, 2017 | Media

The Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill proposes major problems for popular and basic parts of the family food budget, NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich told a parliamentary select committee hearing submissions on the...