NZFGC welcomes strengthened Grocery Code, launches supplier training The NZ Food & Grocery Council (NZFGC) welcomes the Commerce Commission’s final report on the Grocery Supply Code review and supports the strengthened provisions. “We’ve consistently supported...
Plastic Packaging Consumption Survey 2024 The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council launched a Plastic Packaging consumption survey in 2020, managed by Dynata as an independent data collector. Dynata aggregates responses and provides the data for analysis and...
Mixed Fibre Audit Results 2024 In 2023, APCO (owners of the ARL) initiated discussions with New Zealand paper recyclers to establish a recyclability threshold for complex fibre packaging, subsequently putting on hold the application of the ARL recycling label on these...
New Zealand food and fibre exports on track to break new records Food and fibre sector export revenue is expected to increase 12% to $59.9 billion for the year to 30 June 2025, supported by tight global beef and milk supplies, solid demand, and a weaker New Zealand...
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council (NZFGC), GS1 New Zealand, The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and GS1 Australia have joined forces to roll out SmartFacts®; a groundbreaking new initiative designed to harmonise ‘digital labelling’ across on-shelf...
NZFGC announces new Chair and Deputy Chair following board elections The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council (NZFGC) is pleased to announce the election of Mike Cullerne as Chair and Cameron Scott as Deputy Chair of the NZFGC Board, following the recent Annual...
Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship scheme report is available now The Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship scheme report, which outlines a proposed producer-led system to manage and reduce the environmental impact of plastic packaging, is now available at the...
Are you an Owner, Chief Executive or General Manager of small to medium-sized FMCG businesses, with a turnover of less than $100m in revenue? Our first SME event for 2025 will be on Thursday 3 April, with Foodbowl Co-CE Grant Verry. The sessions will be chaired by...
Food Product Reformulation As food technologists, processors, and researchers you have a lot on your plate – and not just breakfast, lunch and dinner! Our food supply is in your capable hands and I for one am so grateful for that. In my view we don’t celebrate enough...
Thriving in 2025: He rā ki tua – better times are coming In that wonderfully lazy New Year’s period, when no one really knows what day of the week it is – unless you’re working hard on the job – news that a single male oriental fruit fly had been found...
