The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council notes the Government’s decision today to mandate the addition of folic acid to flour. Members of FGC have been voluntarily fortifying bread for many years now. FGC will support its members to meet the Government’s target in...
The Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Government’s moves to phase out problem plastics and some single-use plastics within four years. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says has been working with its members since 2019 to support a move away from hard-to-recycle...
The Food & Grocery Council has launched a petition asking Parliament to support a Grocery Code of Conduct in New Zealand. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says she hopes the Commerce Commission’s market study into supermarkets will help pave the way for the...
The market study of supermarkets announced today by the Government will be positive for Kiwi shoppers and grocery manufacturers, says the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says: “This review is not before time. “The Government says...
A market review of supermarkets would be positive for the food supplier industry, says FGC Chief Executive Katherine Rich. Labour has pledged to launch a review before the end of this year if it is re-elected, saying it had seen “some evidence to suggest competition...
The supply of food and grocery products to New Zealand supermarkets, Four Squares and dairies is back to normal. FGC CEO Katherine Rich says the few gaps in supply that were apparent in Levels 4 and 3 – due solely to stockpiling and some panic buying – have now...
Food and grocery manufacturers are facing some challenges accessing some ingredients and packaging in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus but it’s nothing that can’t be handled. Suppliers have no general concerns about their ability to continue to supply the vast...
The senior doctors’ association is naïve in thinking any government can pass laws that will make people brush their teeth or eat less, says FGC Chief Executive Katherine Rich. She is responding to calls by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists for the...
Reformulation work by Pepsico to remove much of the saturated fat from its major snacks brands is a great initiative that continues the industry’s path to developing healthier options, says the NZ Food & Grocery Council. “Switching to canola oil to remove up to...
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council welcomes the Government’s positive response to the report of Food Industry Taskforce on Addressing Factors Contributing to Obesity, released today. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says she is encouraged Ministers David Clark...
Synlait Milk’s acquisition of Canterbury company Dairyworks is great news for the New Zealand dairy industry, says Katherine Rich. “This is an exciting development. It brings together two innovative companies and reunites a dairy industry dream team of Leon Clement...
The Food & Grocery Council shares concerns by Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare around diabetes and obesity, says Katherine Rich, but it doesn’t believe forcing up the price of unhealthy food and drink is the answer. Mrs Rich was asked by the NZ Herald to...
