Health & beauty: ‘focus on cost control’ in 2023

Health & beauty: ‘focus on cost control’ in 2023

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...
Legislation addresses wide range of desperately needed changes

Legislation addresses wide range of desperately needed changes

The Grocery Industry Competition Bill will address a wide range of desperately needed changes in the grocery sector, says the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council. “These proposals will be welcomed by suppliers and consumers as further concrete steps towards helping...

For the record …

Shortly after joining FGC in October 2022, Raewyn Bleakley was asked by Supermarket News about herself and her career. Here are their questions and her answers: Some details about yourself, where did you grow up, family, education, previous roles etc I grew up in...
Grocery Commissioner will have extraordinary powers, says MBIE

Grocery Commissioner will have extraordinary powers, says MBIE

The powers of the yet-to-be appointed Grocery Commission will be quite extraordinary, the Deputy Secretary, Building, Resources and Markets at MBIE, Paul Stocks told the NZFGC ONE VOICE conference in Queenstown today. He said the ability of the commissioner to review...
Businesses join to reduce food waste

Businesses join to reduce food waste

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...