First Annual Grocery Report released
NZFGC welcomes this substantive Report which demonstrates a depth of analysis of the Grocery market, providing a solid platform for future action to deliver a fair and competitive industry.
FMCG Business Magazine Column: Leakage, Loss, and Leftovers – rethinking food waste
FMCG Business Magazine Column: Leakage, Loss, and Leftovers – rethinking food waste FMCG Business August-September 2024 by The Intermedia Group - Issuu Spent Grain and Walnut Shells Last year the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council launched the first season of our...
Supermarket News Column: Local to Global
Supermarket News Column: Local to Global AUGUST 2024 - Supermarket News Photo: NZFGC Annual 2023 Conference in Sydney, Trade Panel (L-R)) with Glen Murphy (New Zealand Trade and Enterprise) Mike Pretty (NZFGC Chair and non-executive Chair Kraft-Heinz Company ) Matt...
Supermarket News Column: Winning in Summer – Optimising Supply Chains
Supermarket News Column: Winning in Summer - Optimising Supply Chains JULY 2024 - Supermarket News Summer seems a long way off, as the weather is reminding us of the force of nature it can be, with the devastation we’ve seen wreaked on parts of our country. Our...
ComCom: Statement of Unresolved Issues released for proposed Foodstuffs merger
Commerce Commission: Statement of Unresolved Issues released for proposed Foodstuffs merger The Commerce Commission has released a Statement of Unresolved Issues on the application from Foodstuffs North Island Limited and Foodstuffs South Island Limited seeking...
Options for export exemptions from New Zealand composition and/or labelling requirements under the Food Act 2014
MPI is currently consulting on options for export exemptions from New Zealand composition and/or labelling requirements under the Food Act 2014. Have your say
Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship scheme industry briefing
Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship scheme industry briefings – have you registered for a session? Over the next two weeks, the PPPS team is holding four industry briefing sessions on the stewardship scheme design for plastic packaging.
Proposing the way forward for caps and lids collection and recycling
Join us for an online presentation on Proposing the way forward for caps and lids collection and recycling, an update on the pilot programme’s structure prior to the full Caps and Lids Recycling Scheme implementation.
NZFGC Submission – New Zealand’s Legal Harvest Assurance System – Issue Paper one: The legal harvest assurance framework
New Zealand Food and Grocery Council recently lodged a submission in response to Call for submissions: New Zealand's Legal Harvest Assurance System - Issue Paper One: The legal harvest assurance framework. You can read the full submission here - NZFGC...
Food Processing and ‘Future Foods’
In recent years, there has been increasing commentary that food processing has negative health implications, and that “ultra-processed” foods and beverages should be limited or avoided in the diet. However, the current scientific evidence shows that nutritional composition, not the degree of processing, is what matters most when it comes to health. This paper outlines the role food processing can play in supporting a healthy, balanced diet; the limitations of the current definition of “ultra-processed”; and provides an alternative perspective to address these issues.