The Commerce Commission has published submissions on its outline of the preliminary issues it may explore and the proposed scope for its Market Study into the Grocery Sector. The Government asked it to look at a range of things, including: how retailers deal with...
FGC’s petition seeking Parliament’s support for the establishment of a mandatory Grocery Code of Conduct for supermarkets, to introduce more transparent supplier/retailer business relationships, has been presented by Katherine Rich to Ohariu MP Greg O’Connor at...
Food and grocery businesses inside the Auckland Alert Level Boundary can now register online for travel permits to continue their work in and outside the area. The Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment has developed an online register that allows businesses...
A second major study has failed to find any evidence food products or packaging are transmission routes for Covid-19. The study was conducted by Drs Joanne Kingsbury and Rob Lake at ESR on behalf of the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre (NZFSSRC)....
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,...
FGC established a Sustainability Committee in July 2019. It consists of seven sub-committees that tackle all issues of sustainability as they relate to the food and grocery sector. About 90 FGC members are involved in these sub-committees. The Sustainability Committee...
