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Grocery industry stalwart and icon Peter Mitchell, the only two-time recipient of FGC’s Lifetime Achiever Award, has died.

Legislation to stop major supermarkets blocking competitors from accessing land for new stores is now being considered by a parliamentary select committee.

Consumer NZ has launched a petition calling on the Government to go beyond the Commerce Commission’s recommendations in its report on the grocery sector.

A parliamentary select committee has agreed a Code of Conduct would help address issues of competition, uncompetitive behaviour, and lack of choice across the grocery sector.

The likelihood or otherwise of the Government breaking up the supermarket duopoly is the subject of two pieces of analysis.

The Commerce Minister has given his strongest indication yet the Government could be about to break up NZ’s supermarket duopoly. Next steps will be announced in late May.

A 500g block of Tararua butter $4 compared to $7.30 and $6.79! A 1.2kg box of Weet-Bix $5 compared to $7.80! Greggs special blend instant coffee $1 compared to $2.49!

NZFGC member companies continue to add food products to the Health Star Rating system despite the challenges of Covid-19.

The Ministry of Health has backtracked on a claim RAT kits requisitioned from private businesses were not already in NZ when the Ministry took them.

Commentator Ernie Newman reviews the first three days of the Commerce Commission’s virtual conference on its Grocery Market Study.

NZFGC and Consumer NZ have published a joint open letter to Parliament today calling for a shake-up of the supermarket industry.

Private labels do more harm than good for suppliers and consumers in New Zealand’s highly concentrated grocery sector, says independent research commissioned by FGC.

The Commerce Commission has today published the 87 submissions it has received on its draft report on the market study into the grocery sector.

There are significant opportunities for New Zealand food and beverage exports in the United Kingdom in a post-Brexit world, according to a new report.

Essential Businesses can now apply for permission to cross the Auckland COVID border when the rest of the country moves to Alert Level 3 from 11.59pm tonight.

The virus that causes COVID-19 is not a direct food safety concern, according to updated guidance from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.

The market study into the grocery sector is a step closer today with the Commerce Commission announcing it will release its draft report on Thursday week – 29 July.

The global supply network is under unprecedented pressure and New Zealand faces a double dose due to proximity and port issues, says FGC.

FGC members emphatically support a mandatory Grocery Code of Conduct for New Zealand supermarkets.

The Commerce Commission has today published comments from stakeholders responding to submissions on the Preliminary Issues paper for the market study into the grocery sector.