Consumer NZ’s Bad Taste Food Awards are disappointing and a sham, says FGC. Katherine Rich says some of the ‘winners’ are the very products Consumer NZ encouraged people to vote for. “They said the motivation behind the awards was to “name and shame”, and it’s clear...
Fonterra is to be applauded for its latest excellent initiative in opening-up dairy farms to the public, says FGC. On Sunday 10 December, farmers in most dairying districts will open their gates to give hopefully thousands of people the chance to see first-hand the...
The 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 can be done to help Kiwis make...
The NZ Food & Grocery Council backs the call from Horticulture NZ for a national food security policy focused on the threat to food production from urban sprawl. Chief Executive Katherine Rich says concerns raised by Horticulture NZ at the effect urban development...
Manufacturers have put huge, ongoing effort into reformulating popular food and beverage products to remove sugar, fat or salt, Katherine Rich says. ”Blaming the environment is an academic theory that only takes you so far. There are many people who live in the...
New World and Countdown stores will be single-use plastic bag-free by the end of next year – moves that are welcomed by FGC. A survey by New World showed shoppers don’t want bags, and so the stoies will join Countdown in phasing them out. New World’s BagVote...
Calls by researchers for more regulation on food and beverage are not backed by the findings of the study they use as evidence, says FGC. Otago and Auckland university researchers say their study showed children were bombarded by junk food advertisements in schools,...
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. “Sir Pat’s death at the weekend brings to a close a remarkable...
The art of the artisan is well and truly thriving on the New Zealand food scene, if the quality of finalists in the category in NZ Food Awards is anything to go by, says Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich. “Some of the best products on supermarket...
Sanitarium, like any other trademark holder, has little choice but to protect its brand, says NZ Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Katherine Rich. “They’re in a difficult position because the product Weetabix, imported by online retailer A Little Bit of...
The majority of baby foods available in New Zealand stores do not contain added sugars, and fully adhere to the regulatory requirements of the Food Standards Code. That’s FGC’s response to claims that commercial baby food is full of sugar and empty ‘fillers’ and...
The Food and Grocery Council welcomes the release today of the latest investor guides to New Zealand’s Food and Beverage Industry. Launched by Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy, the guides contain analysis of trends...
