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Grocery exporters get access to Aust code of conduct
Friday, 8 September 2017, 1:35 pm | Food and Grocery Council
New Zealand companies exporting to Australia can now access an online course on the Australian Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, under a special arrangement between the NZ Food and Grocery Council and retail marketing and strategy company NextGen. More >>
Lion’s Alcohol&Me education programme a big hit
Wednesday, 6 September 2017, 3:21 pm | Food and Grocery Council
An online programme aimed at educating New Zealanders on safer alcohol consumption is proving to be a fantastic resource everyone should check out, says NZ Food and Grocery Council (FGC) Chief Executive Katherine Rich. More >>
Sanitarium must be allowed to protect its brand
Thursday, 10 August 2017, 6:40 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Sanitarium must be allowed to protect its brand Sanitarium, like any other trademark holder, has little choice but to protect its brand, says NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich. More >>
Food Act registrations deadline looms
Thursday, 15 June 2017, 12:47 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Companies that make non-shelf stable items and food importers, and which haven’t registered under the new Food Act, have just two weeks to do so before possibly facing fines for non-compliance, says the NZ Food and Grocery Council. More >>
Country of origin bill could affect family food budget
Thursday, 1 June 2017, 5:37 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill proposes major problems for popular and basic parts of the family food budget, NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich said today. More >>
‘Don’t flush’ video aimed at saving waterways
Monday, 22 May 2017, 1:09 pm | Food and Grocery Council
A video that promotes a ‘don’t flush’ message about what can’t go down toilets has been launched by the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (FGC) and Water New Zealand. More >>
Strong presence at World Expo 2020 vital, says FGC
Monday, 24 April 2017, 3:20 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Having a strong presence at World Expo 2020 in Dubai is a vital part of New Zealand’s strategy to diversify and to strengthen other growing markets for food products and services, says NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich. More >>
Tim Deane new chair of NZ Food and Grocery Council
Thursday, 13 April 2017, 4:17 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Goodman Fielder New Zealand Manager Director, Tim Deane, is the new Chair of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council. More >>
FGC statement on Cadbury announcement
Thursday, 16 February 2017, 11:57 am | Food and Grocery Council
NZ Food and Grocery Chief Executive Katherine Rich says her thoughts are with affected employees, their families, and the people of Dunedin over today’s announcement by Mondelez regarding their Cadbury factory. More >>
Health star labels help fight obesity
Tuesday, 7 February 2017, 1:54 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Helping New Zealanders fight obesity by making it easier to shop healthier is the motivation behind a new video on the Health Star Rating system released today by the NZ Food and Grocery Council. More >>
Food giants sign Healthy Kids Pledge
Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 1:19 pm | Food and Grocery Council
New Zealand food companies Fonterra and Nestle are the first fast moving consumer goods companies to sign up to the Ministry of Health’s Healthy Kids Pledge, which was published this week. More >>
Industry, media ‘must ensure consumers get food facts’
Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 10:12 am | Food and Grocery Council
The food industry and the media have a responsibility to ensure consumers are receiving information about food based on fact, not fads and hearsay, say two public relations practitioners. More >>
SMAs ‘more cost-effective way of getting products to market’
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 1:54 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Sales and marketing agencies offer manufacturers and distributors a better and more cost-effective way of taking their products to market, says Alliance Marketing Managing Director Paul Kenny. More >>
Innovation critically important, says Mondelez head
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 1:58 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Product innovation is critically important for business because it’s one of the keys to unlocking growth, says Mondelez International’s New Zealand Country Head James Kane. More >>
Food industry welcomes report on advertising to children
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 4:08 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council welcomes the report on the review of the Children’s Code for Advertising Food and the Code for Advertising to Children. More >>
Sustainability teams lead to big savings
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 10:14 am | Food and Grocery Council
Establishing sustainability teams at all Inghams Enterprises’ sites across New Zealand has resulted in big savings in waste, water, and energy, says Managing Director Adrian Revell. More >>
Food industry farewells Heart Tick and thanks Foundation
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 12:09 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The NZ Food and Grocery Council laments the retiring of the Heart Foundation’s Tick rating on packaged foods and praises the contribution the programme has made to healthy food messages over the decades. More >>
Retail NZ and supermarket obesity pledge applauded
Monday, 17 October 2016, 12:18 pm | Food and Grocery Council
Retail NZ, Foodstuffs, Progressive Enterprises, Moore Wilson, and Bin Inn are to be congratulated for pledging to work on initiatives under the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan, says the NZ Food and Grocery Council. More >>
FIZZ campaigners should change logo, says FGC
Wednesday, 12 October 2016, 12:12 pm | Food and Grocery Council
FIZZ campaigners need to seriously consider changing the new “No Sugary Drinks” logo launched at yesterday’s campaign rally, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council. More >>
Obesity conversation needs to centre on food literacy
Tuesday, 11 October 2016, 3:52 pm | Food and Grocery Council
The discussion around obesity needs to move from one of blaming individual foods and drinks to one centred on food literacy and moderation, says NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich. More >>
