Dec 10, 2020 | Latest News
The Commerce Commission has released a paper outlining the preliminary issues it may explore and the proposed scope for its market study into the grocery sector. It says it expects the issues it will focus on will evolve as their understanding of the sector develops,...
Dec 9, 2020 | Katherine Rich Comments
Wow – what a year that’s coming to an end! Usually at this time we’re saying, ‘let’s put that one behind us, have a decent break and start afresh next year’, and be relatively sure that will happen. But this year I’m afraid it’s not going to be that simple. There are...
Dec 7, 2020 | Sustainability
FGC established a Sustainability Committee in July 2019. It has four sub-committees to tackle all issues of sustainability as they relate to the food and grocery sector. It is chaired by Nestlé CEO Christian Abboud and has sustainability expert Lyn Mayes, of Mad...
Dec 6, 2020 | Mental Health Toolkit
Massey University is seeking help from food and grocery manufacturers in the Auckland region that employ fewer than 100 staff to take part in a project aimed at developing a customised mental health toolkit. And it’s free. With the pressures of Covid-19...
Dec 4, 2020 | Submissions
Reducing the impact of plastic on our environment – moving away from hard-to-recycle and single-use items – to Ministry for the Environment...
Nov 30, 2020 | Submissions
Code Revision, Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code – to FSANZ Submission
Nov 25, 2020 | Katherine Rich Comments
Before the election, the Labour Party said it would get the Commerce Commission to undertake a market study into grocery pricing. Jacinda Ardern said there is “some evidence to suggest competition problems exist in these markets”. Though the Food & Grocery...
Nov 18, 2020 | News, Submissions
Review of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991: Scoping prepare for public consultation – to Population Health Division, Australian Government Department of Health...
