Exporters get access to Aussie Code of Conduct training

New Zealand companies exporting to Australia can access an online course on the Australian Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, under a special arrangement between FGC and Australasian retail marketing and strategy company NextGen. A working knowledge of the...

New organic regulation

Submission on ‘Would New Zealand benefit from new organic regulation?’, Ministry for Primary Industries Discussion Paper No. 1028-09, to Ministry for Primary Industries

Whittaker’s most trusted and iconic brand – again

Whittaker’s most trusted and iconic brand – again

FGC members and brands have again dominated this year’s Most Trusted Brands consumer survey, led by Whittaker’s, which topped the list for an amazing seventh year in a row. But not only did consumers vote the chocolate company New Zealand’s Most...

Graphic labels on treat foods ‘a silly idea’

Graphic labels on treat foods ‘a silly idea’

Putting graphic labels on so-called unhealthy or treat foods is a silly idea that’s based on no evidence, says FGC Chief Executive Katherine Rich. She is commenting on a University of Melbourne study that theorises a brief exposure to graphic...

Research & Development Tax Incentive

Submission on ‘Fuelling innovation to transform our economy: a discussion paper on a Research and Development Tax Incentive for New Zealand’, to the R&D Tax Incentive Team, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment