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Get Involved: Help Shape the Future of FMCG Talent The FMCG Futures Internship Programme is now onboarding employers who are interested in hosting an intern or exploring what participation could look like - now is the time to get in touch!

Read more here: MARCH 2026 - Supermarket News Back in September 2024, the Commerce Commission announced an inquiry into wholesale supply. Since then, the NZFGC has engaged closely on behalf of suppliers. We’ve shared information, hosted webinars and roundtables, engaged with decision makers to ensure the complexity of the industry and the impacts of proposals are well understood.   Fast forward to March 2026, when we received an update from the Commission at a webinar hosted

Since the Grocery Code’s introduction in September 2023, more than 750 industry professionals have completed NZFGC’s training programme delivered in partnership with NextGen Group. As the Code evolves NZFGC’s capability-building support is too. Many will be aware, changes to the Grocery Supply Code are coming in 2026, following the outcome of the Commerce Commission’s review. As the Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden told us last year on an NZFGC webinar, these updates s

While there was good news on the trade agreement and tariff front as 2025 drew to an end the first few weeks of 2026 have already demonstrated the unpredictable nature. Perhaps “crosswinds” is the better term to describe the billowing uncertainty, demanding agility and grit as we navigate what’s ahead.