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The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council (FGC) represents the manufacturers and suppliers behind New Zealand's favourite food, beverage and grocery brands.
The Maui Gas outage is certainly creating some challenges for the food industry, but our member companies are steadily and methodically working through the issues, says Katherine Rich Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council.
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Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council welcomed the release of major food industry reports by the Hon David Carter today in Auckland as part of the Ministry of Economic Development’s extensive Food and Beverage Information Project.
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Calls for exempting home gardeners, food barterers and sellers at farmers markets from the vital responsibility of providing safe food fail to take into account what the Bill actually states, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council.
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The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council pays tribute to retiring Member of Parliament Sue Kedgley and wishes her well for the delivery of her valedictory statement in Parliament today.
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The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (FGC) congratulates the Government and Medsafe for new Medicines Act regulations, which come into force today.
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Australian Federal politicians debating the merits of Senator Nick Xenophon’s Palm Oil Bill, seem to be overlooking a potential breach of the Australia New Zealand Food Treaty, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council.
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The Food and Grocery Council welcomes the release of today's decision by the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) that protects the sale of low risk dental whitening products in supermarkets.
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The Ministry of Agriculture’s declaration that the Heitiki infant formula products are safe has been welcomed by the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (FGC).
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The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (FGC) today strongly backed Minister Tariana Turia’s call for a full investigation by regulators into the status of Heitiki Infant Formula and the credentials of the company Kiaora New Zealand International Limited.
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Regardless of attempts to argue the semantics of the current status of Marmite and Vegemite in Denmark, there effectively remains a ban on the legal sale of these products, says Katherine Rich, CEO of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council.
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The Food and Grocery Council today congratulated Lion for its announcement that the company will invest a further $15 million in its Christchurch facility situated in Christchurch's central business district.
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New Zealand's food and grocery companies are incredulous at Denmark's bizarre decision to make breakfast spreads like Marmite and Vegemite illegal under food safety laws, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council.
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"Fonterra deserves high praise for its decision to further subsidise the New Zealand market at significant cost to the company, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Food and Grocery Council.
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The Food and Grocery Council (FGC) congratulates Peter Kean on his appointment as Managing Director to lead Australian food and beverage giant, National Foods, says FGC Chief Executive Katherine Rich.
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The Food and Grocery Council expressed disappointment today at the Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia's decisions that will prohibit all visible tobacco retail displays, void current New Zealand grocery industry commercial agreements and potentially deny companies the use of their trademarks.
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The Food and Grocery Council today welcomed the release of the Report from the Maori Affairs Select Committee's "Inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Maori".
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Today's Herald on Sunday article "Many Cantabrians still without water and power" includes comments attributed to the Food and Grocery Council (FGC), which are not correct.
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The Food and Grocery Council welcomes Prime Minister John Key's announcement today of a series of improvements to New Zealand employment law.
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The Food and Grocery Council is pleased to announce our membership of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), says Chief Executive, Katherine Rich.
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The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council says Government funding of $21 million, to establish a network of new food innovation centres in Manukau, Waikato, Palmerston North and Canterbury, will create a significant resource for the food industry, and encourage more product development to be done in New Zealand.
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The Government's release today of a Medsafe discussion document recommending that fluoride toothpastes and anti-dandruff shampoos be removed from Medicines Act regulations, will save millions in pointless compliance costs for the grocery sector, and increase choice for New Zealanders, says Katherine Rich, Chief Executive of the Food and Grocery Council (FGC).
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