Commerce Commission releases First Annual Grocery Report The Commerce Commission has released the first Annual Report on Grocery. NZFGC welcomes this substantive Report which demonstrates a depth of analysis of the Grocery market, providing a solid platform for future...
Open letter to the sector The Grocery Commissioner has sent an open letter to the sector, highlighting the Grocery Supply Code, and reiterating the obligations on regulated grocery retailers – Foodstuffs South Island, Foodstuffs North Island and Woolworths New...
The Commerce Commission Grocery Team has released the below update, which you can read here or below. The regulations came into effect on 31 August 2023. Physical stores must comply by 31 August 2024 and online stores must comply by 31 August 2025 at the latest. These...
The Commerce Commission has published the Grocery Supply Code: Checklist for Suppliers which is available to download here and is available on the Commerce Commission website at https://comcom.govt.nz/regulated-industries/grocery/. This is important guidance from the...
Below is the latest information from the Grocery Commissioner, you can read the full newsletter below. If you’re in the process of being offered a Grocery Supply Agreement it’s important to read, as the Commission are developing a Grocery Supply Code...
A new anonymous “whistleblower” tool launched by the Grocery Commissioner is designed to lift the lid on practices and conduct that may be hampering competition in the $25 billion sector. Grocery Commissioner, Pierre van Heerden, says the tool, which uses the WhistleB...
The Grocery Supply Code of Conduct was launched by the Government on 1 September 2023. It followed a consultation period in which the submissions were invited on a draft version of the Code, and comes into effect on September 28. The main provisions of the Code...
NZFGC has announced a partnership with NextGen Group to help us deliver a suite of options to members so they know what the Grocery Supply Code allows and what it prohibits. NZFGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley says NextGen have almost a decade of experience working...
NZFGC and Andy Matthews of Matthews Law held a webinar on April 17 to update members on competition law. On the Misuse of Market Power guidelines released by the Commerce Commission, Andy covered: what’s changed and the key consequences the broader application of the...
Consumer goods and retail consultants Hexis Quadrant has briefed FGC members on the ongoing development of New Zealand’s Grocery Supply Code. Exact topics of the discussion, which was led by Managing Partner Nick Hogendijk, included: An overview of the framework...
On July 6, a consultation document on the mandatory Grocery Code of Conduct was published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. This followed several months of work that involved the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council and the major grocery...
On 8 March 2022, the Commerce Commission published its final report on its Grocery Market Study. One of the key recommendations was for a mandatory Code of Conduct for supermarkets. Here is what it said: GROCERY CODE OF CONDUCT Recommendation 6: Introduce a mandatory...
