FMCG Jobs & Recruitment

FMCG Jobs & Recruitment

There is a real demand in the fast moving consumer goods industry for people who like challenges, and a constant stream of exciting opportunities is advertised in the media. On this page are the key specialist recruitment companies working in the industry, and as...

Trading Partner Forum

Trading Partner Forum

Trading Partner Forum is the only industry body that brings together suppliers and retailers/wholesalers in Australia and New Zealand to promote industry-wide initiatives in the supply chain that deliver benefits to the industry and the shopper. In an increasingly...

Shelf life: preparing and handling food

Shelf life: preparing and handling food

The Ministry for Primary Industries has published a document detailing advice on shelf-life of food. It has been developed to help food operators determine the shelf life of their food products and to apply the appropriate date marking. It provides useful information...

Learnings for all as shoppers seek convenience

Learnings for all as shoppers seek convenience

The face of grocery shopping is changing rapidly as people become busier and live in smaller spaces, and so look for convenience in choosing, buying and consuming food, according to a new report. The ‘Quest for Convenience', by Nielsen, looks at changing consumer...

Media response: length of time products on sale

Media response: length of time products on sale

  Stuff asked FGC if it was common knowledge among suppliers that products tend to be on sale longer over the course of a year in Australia than New Zealand. Why is the Kiwi market so much more price-driven? Is it a product of the high cost of groceries here...

Weights & Measures

Weights & Measures

Changes have been made to weights & measures legislation and regulations concerning traders who sell products by weight or measure. The main changes involve: Requiring traders who deliver goods sold by weight or measure to a purchaser outside your business...

Winning in January/Summer

Winning in January/Summer

The toolkit provides guidance for improving product availability and delivering improved shopper satisfaction in the summer period, and is an addition, not an alternative, to detailed internal and trading partner planning and deployment. It offers a clear and simple...