The extent of the damage to the food industry from Cyclone Gabrielle is slowly becoming clearer. A report by Stuff shows both the domestic and export markets will be hit hard. NZ Apples and Pears says the Hawke’s Bay pipfruit crop would be 33% smaller because of...
The food industry is still trying to understand the impact Cyclone Gabrielle will have on the food supply but there will be gaps on supermarket shelves, says FGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley. She says it is very early days in understanding the impact, but the areas...
The second of two webinars designed to help FMCG leaders through the immediate and longer-term significant impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle will take place next Monday, March 13. It has been organised by the NZ Food and Grocery Council and NZ Food Safety – Haumaru...
It’s too early to tell exactly what effect the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle will have on the food and produce supply, FGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley says. She says: “There’s no way this utter devastation won’t have an effect, but I think it’s too early to...
FGC is continuing to work on CO2 impacts and long-term options as Todd Energy’s Kapuni production plant returns from its scheduled shutdown. Thanks to members’ participation in our survey on the shortage, we have been able to give government officials a...
The forced sale of some supermarket assets is still an option as the Government tries to boost competition and combat rising prices, according to a new report. The report was commissioned by the Government. NZ Herald business reporter Kate MacNamara obtained it, along...
The select committee considering the Grocery Industry Competition Bill has made public the submissions it received on the bill. FGC was one of the 29 submissions, which also included Woolworths NZ, the Commerce Commission, Consumer NZ, Night ‘n Day, The Warehouse...
FGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley sat down this week with Sean Plunket of The Platform to discuss current grocery issues. On the agenda: rising prices and consumers shopping around CO2 supply issues affecting food suppliers options for more retail competition in the...
MBIE will soon consult the grocery industry on technical details for a unit pricing standard to ensure it works effectively in practice in supermarkets. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark announced a few days before Christmas that the Government is...
Suppliers of health and beauty products can expect “relentless focus” on cost control and efficiencies from retailer partners in 2023, according to IRI’s annual report on Health & Beauty. The retail data analysis company says it expects unit sales in the category...
Understanding what members want and how they work is a key to FGC, Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley has told the annual conference in Queenstown. In just her fourth week in the job, she told members she wanted to meet as many members as possible as quickly so she could...
A voluntary agreement between leading food sector businesses to reduce food waste across NZ’s food supply chain will be launched next month. The Kai Commitment project is an initiative of the New Zealand Food Waste Champions 12.3 Trust. It will help businesses to: set...
