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Pierre Van Heerden Welcomed As Inaugural Grocery Commissioner
Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 6:33 am | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council welcomes the appointment of former grocery sector leader Pierre van Heerden as New Zealand’s inaugural Grocery Commissioner. “The appointment of the Grocery Commissioner is a momentous day for the sector ... More >>
Raewyn Bleakley To Succeed Katherine Rich At NZ Food & Grocery Council
Friday, 2 September 2022, 2:09 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Raewyn Bleakley will be the new Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council, replacing Katherine Rich who is stepping down after 13½ years. Raewyn is an experienced and successful senior leader who has worked across and within ... More >>
Forcing Grocery Duopoly To Offer Wholesale To Competitors A Necessary Step
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 1:46 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Forcing the supermarket duopoly to negotiate wholesale offerings to competitors on commercial terms is a significant but necessary step if Kiwis are to see better choice and lower prices, says the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council. “This ... More >>
FGC And APCO Join To Increase Packaging Recyclability In NZ
Wednesday, 13 July 2022, 1:12 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The recycling of packaging in New Zealand is set to increase thanks to a new partnership between the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council (FGC) and the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) which will advance the uptake of the Australasian Recycling ... More >>
Grocery Market Study Report Shows Big Problems In Sector
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 12:39 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Commerce Commission’s draft report on its market study into the grocery sector. “This is a most thorough report that delves very deeply into all the market and competition issues concerning ... More >>
Statement Regarding Whale Oil Defamation Trial
Wednesday, 3 March 2021, 10:12 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council (NZFGC) is pleased to hear this long-running Court proceeding is effectively now at an end. However, NZFGC wishes to reiterate it did not pay anyone to write any stories on its behalf on Whale Oil, or any other ... More >>
FGC Welcomes Food & Beverage Investor Guide
Friday, 13 March 2020, 11:18 am | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the release of the latest growth and investment report on the food and beverage industry. The Investor’s Guide to the New Zealand Food and Beverage Industry has been launched by Economic ... More >>
Consumer NZ gets (slip, slop) slap on the wrist
Thursday, 21 November 2019, 7:18 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Consumer NZ has done its annual “testing” of sunscreens and has hit the media claiming many sunscreens don’t measure up to their packaging claims. It’s nonsense. More >>
Council welcomes proposals on unfair business conduct
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 1:55 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Government’s proposals to introduce legislation prohibiting “unconscionable”, or unfair, business conduct and protecting businesses from unfair contract terms. More >>
FGC launches manual handling online course
Monday, 17 June 2019, 2:45 pm | Food and Grocery Council
A first-of-its-kind online tool to train employees in how to avoid manual handling injuries has been developed and launched by the NZ Food & Grocery Council. More >>
Costco will be good for suppliers, consumers, says FGC
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 5:02 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Bulk discount retailer Costco will be good for both New Zealand suppliers and consumers, says the NZ Food & Grocery Council. More >>
Heinz Wattie’s boss Mike Pretty to chair FGC
Tuesday, 9 April 2019, 4:16 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Heinz Wattie’s Managing Director Mike Pretty is the new Chair of the NZ Food and Grocery Council. He replaces Tim Deane, former Managing Director of Goodman Fielder NZ, who has moved to a position outside the industry, as executive general manager ... More >>
Stronger penalties for food tampering welcome
Monday, 14 January 2019, 9:27 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council supports Nathan Guy’s Private Members Bill to increase the penalties for those who intentionally contaminate food. More >>
Document on unfair business conduct, contract terms welcomed
Monday, 10 December 2018, 12:45 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the launch today of a discussion document outlining proposals to prohibit unfair business conduct and to protect businesses from unfair contract terms. More >>
Food and beverage reports good news for industry
Thursday, 15 March 2018, 8:52 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The NZ Food and Grocery Council welcomes the release of the latest growth and investment reports on the food and beverage industry. More >>
Call to label added sugars overlooks science
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 4:13 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Call to label added sugars overlooks science, says industry Calls for extra sugar labelling to show the amount of ‘added sugars’ in a product rather than just total sugars overlooks the science of food and nutrition, says the NZ Food and Grocery ... More >>
Food suppliers celebrate World Sandwich Day
Friday, 3 November 2017, 3:14 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Members of the NZ Food and Grocery Council celebrated World Sandwich Day at their 2017 annual conference in Wellington today by supporting the Eat my Lunch programme. More >>
FGC will work with Govt on healthier food choices
Monday, 30 October 2017, 10:31 am | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Government’s interest in food and beverage manufacturing, and looks forward to sharing the success of our members’ reformulation and innovation work, and working constructively to see what ... More >>
Barker’s, T&G Global win at NZ Food Awards
Monday, 16 October 2017, 2:06 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The NZ Food & Grocery Council congratulates members Barker’s of Geraldine and T&G Global for their success at the Massey University NZ Food Awards. More >>
Food factory flags at half-mast for Sir Pat Goodman
Monday, 11 September 2017, 4:15 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Flags flying at half-mast at Goodman Fielder factories and offices up and down the country is a most fitting tribute to food industry giant Sir Pat Goodman, says the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council. More >>
