News - New Zealand Food and Grocery Council

Legislation addresses wide range of desperately needed changes

Nov 21, 2022 | Media

The Grocery Industry Competition Bill will address a wide range of desperately needed changes in the grocery sector, says the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council. “These proposals will be welcomed by suppliers and consumers as further concrete steps towards helping...

Draft Misuse of Market Power Guidelines

Nov 18, 2022 | Submissions

Draft Misuse of Market Power Guidelines – to Project Lead (Misuse of Market Power Guidelines), Commerce Commission

Alcohol packaging colour

Nov 15, 2022 | Submissions

Colour of pregnancy warning labels for corrugated cardboard packaging – to FSANZ

Glucoamylase from GM Aspergillus niger as a processing aid

Nov 11, 2022 | Submissions

Glucoamylase from GM Aspergillus niger (gene donor: Penicillium oxalicum) as a processing aid – to FSANZ

Bovine lactoferrin in infant formula products

Nov 10, 2022 | Submissions

Bovine lactoferrin in infant formula products – to FSANZ

Grocery Commissioner will have extraordinary powers, says MBIE

Nov 4, 2022 | Media

The powers of the yet-to-be appointed Grocery Commission will be quite extraordinary, the Deputy Secretary, Building, Resources and Markets at MBIE, Paul Stocks told the NZFGC ONE VOICE conference in Queenstown today. He said the ability of the commissioner to review...

Understanding what members want is key, says new CE Raewyn Bleakley

Nov 4, 2022 | Latest News

Understanding what members want and how they work is a key to FGC, Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley has told the annual conference in Queenstown. In just her fourth week in the job, she told members she wanted to meet as many members as possible as quickly so she could...

Code: framework, challenges, management, comparisons

Nov 2, 2022 | Supermarket Code of Conduct

Consumer goods and retail consultants Hexis Quadrant has briefed FGC members on the ongoing development of New Zealand’s Grocery Code of Conduct. Exact topics of the discussion, which was led by Managing Partner Nick Hogendijk, included: An overview of the framework...

Businesses join to reduce food waste

Oct 23, 2022 | Latest News, Sustainability

A voluntary agreement between leading food sector businesses to reduce food waste across NZ’s food supply chain will be launched next month. The Kai Commitment project is an initiative of the New Zealand Food Waste Champions 12.3 Trust. It will help businesses to: set...

Time for reflection over 13 years

Oct 16, 2022 | NZFGC Comments

By Katherine Rich During 13 years with the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council it has been my privilege to work alongside so many wonderful people who are so passionate about what they’re doing. Our organisation is small in relation to other industry associations,...