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A year of huge change in the grocery sector just got more interesting with Woolworths NZ’s announcement it is rebranding its Countdown stores back to the Kiwi icon Woolworths name.

Online grocery startup Supie says it is planning physical stores as it builds towards its goal of being a potential third major grocery retailer behind Foodstuffs and Countdown.

The return of Arnott’s to manufacturing in New Zealand after 25 years is an encouraging move, says Raewyn Bleakley.

New Zealand won't follow France and the UK in introducing grocery price caps, Commerce Minister Duncan Webb says.

The extent of the damage to the food industry from Cyclone Gabrielle is slowly becoming clearer.

The food industry is still trying to understand the impact Cyclone Gabrielle will have on the food supply but there will be gaps on supermarket shelves, says Raewyn Bleakley.

A webinar series to help FMCG leaders through the significant impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle has been announced by the FGC and NZ Food Safety.

It’s too early to tell exactly what effect the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle will have on the food and produce supply, FGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley says.

FGC is continuing to work on CO2 impacts and long-term options as the Kapuni production plant returns from its scheduled shutdown.

The forced sale of some supermarket assets is still an option as the Government tries to boost competition and combat rising prices, according to a report.

The select committee considering the Grocery Industry Competition Bill has made public the submissions it received on the bill.

FGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley sat down this week with Sean Plunket of The Platform to discuss current grocery issues.

MBIE will soon consult the grocery industry on technical details for a unit pricing standard to ensure it works effectively in practice in supermarkets.

Suppliers of health and beauty products can expect “relentless focus” on cost control and efficiencies from retailer partners in 2023, according to IRI.

Understanding what members want and how they work is a key to FGC, Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley has told the annual conference in Queenstown.

A voluntary agreement between leading food sector businesses to reduce food waste across NZ’s food supply chain will be launched next month.

FGC and The Packaging Forum are to jointly lead a project to co-design a Plastic Packaging Product Stewardship Scheme for New Zealand.

Supermarkets face huge penalties if they are found guilty of failing to open up their grocery wholesale arms to competitors under proposed new regulations.

FGC member companies are continuing to bring more food products into the Health Star Rating system.

Raewyn Bleakley has now assumed her role as the new Chief Executive of FGC.