Forced sale of supermarket assets still an option
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 report.
Grocery bill submissions published
The select committee considering the Grocery Industry Competition Bill has made public the submissions it received on the bill.
Raewyn Bleakley discusses prices, CO2, competition, Grocery Bill
FGC Chief Executive Raewyn Bleakley sat down this week with Sean Plunket of The Platform to discuss current grocery issues.
Interview: The Platform
Raewyn Bleakley sat down with Sean Plunket of The Platform to discuss current grocery issues. On the agenda: rising prices and consumers shopping around; CO2 supply (NZ being reliant on one supplier and costs up 8x); options for more competition in the market; the...
Grocery Industry Competition Bill 2022
Grocery Industry Competition Bill 2022 – to Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select Committee
Government moves on unit pricing
MBIE will soon consult the grocery industry on technical details for a unit pricing standard to ensure it works effectively in practice in supermarkets.
Grocery Market study ruled a big year
2022 will go down as one of the most eventful in both the history of the Food & Grocery Council and the industry as a whole. And hard on its heels, 2023 is looming as one of the most significant. Long before I took over as chief executive in October, after...
FGC is all about its members
I didn’t go into my first Food & Grocery Council conference this month with any doubts about the passion and knowledge members have for their work and the greater good they are involved in, but if I had any, they would have been well and truly dispelled. Beyond...
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.
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 FGC.