Sentences with phrase «australian food and grocery»

Tanya Barden, formerly director of economics, trade and sustainability at the Australian Food and Grocery Council, has been promoted to chief executive, and will take her new post on July 3.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has launched a new technology system — ePIF — which enables companies to track product information across its entire supply chain and provide timely information to regulators.

This is according to a policy paper by EY for the country's apex food body, the Australian Food and Grocery Council.

This means that when used, food and drink manufacturers must adhere to the requirements of the Australian Food and Grocery Council's Daily Intake Guide.

But there's also a push from the major Australian food and grocery retailers to embrace this technology to enhance product quality and reduce the risk of errors.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) claims it has developed a responsible marketing initiative.

While Mr Pelle acknowledged the Thirst for Good scheme was put forward by the Australian Food and Grocery Council to represent all industry players, he said the Greenpeace campaign targeted Coca - Cola Amatil because it is «the main company in Australia and around the world that has led lobbying efforts to ensure cash for container deposit schemes never get up.»

Comments from Australian Food and Grocery Council Chief Executive Officer, Dick Wells, and Australian Association of National Advertisers Executive Director, Collin Segelov, quoted in «Companies accused of junk food trickery», Nine News, ninemsm website, 14 September 2007, viewed 9 September 2010, http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=93937

«It also generates millions of dollars in annual funding for local charities and community groups and will not slug consumers with higher prices that a traditional container deposit scheme will,» said Gary Dawson, Australian Food and Grocery Council CEO.

See for example comments from the Australian Food and Grocery Council on the release of a Productivity Commission report on childhood obesity, Lack of evidence food taxes and ad bans impact obesity: report, 26 October 2010, viewed 26 November 2010, http://www.afgc.org.au/media-releases/384-lack-of - evidence - food - taxes - and - ad - bans - impact - obesity - report.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council's (AFGC) release of its Common Despatch Checklist Toolkit will provide valuable resource to supply -LSB-...]

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has welcomed the revival of the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) overnight.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) encourages all state and territory energy ministers to support the Australian Government's National -LSB-...]

Tanya Barden is the Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Food and Grocery Council, which is Australia's peak industry body representing food, beverage and grocery manufacturers.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council's (AFGC) annual industry snapshot State of the Industry 2015, released today, shows a 28 % surge in Australia's food and beverage exports in 2014 - 15 underpinning growth in the food and grocery sector despite challenging economic conditions.

«One area of weakness exposed in the State of the Industry 2015 report is capital investment, which is falling at a time when a lift in investment is vital for the Australian food and grocery sector to scale up and meet the opportunities of the future.

But James Matthews, a spokesman for the Australian Food and Grocery Council, which represents the chocolate manufacturer and other brands, said there was no «movement against halal certification» among the council's members.

But the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said Coles» aggressive promotion of its home brand products comes at a cost to consumers in the form of a rapidly shrinking range of product lines.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (ACN 068 732 883)(«AFGC») values its relationship with members, stakeholders and the public and is committed to protecting your privacy.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) offers Sales Practitioners — particularly National Account Managers — from our Full Member companies an opportunity to meet and hear about issues pertinent to developing your careers in the sales function within fast moving consumer goods (FMCG)

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The Summit, presented by event organisers 3 Pillars, and sponsored by the likes of the Meat & Livestock Association, the Australian Food and Grocery Council, and the National Farmers Federation, was remarkable in several respects.

Thursday 23 February 2017 2.00 pm — 5.00 pm Melbourne The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) offers Sales Practitioners — particularly -LSB-...]

Thursday 22 February 2018 1.00 — 5.00 pm Sydney Australian Food and Grocery Council offers CEO's from our SME member base -LSB-...]

Despite the Guidelines Working Committee basing their recommendations on no fewer than 55,000 pieces of peer - reviewed evidence, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), which represents the likes of Coca Cola Amatil, weren't happy at all about the advice to limit sugar intake.

Thursday 16 March 2017 9.00 am — 12.00 noon Sydney Australian Food and Grocery Council offers supply chain practitioners from our FULL -LSB-...]

Addressing an industry forum hosted by the Australian Food and Grocery Council in Canberra, Chairman Rod Sims discusses the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, the ACCC's increased focus on the agricultural sector, proposed changes to country of origin labelling and truth in advertising.

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, has spoken at the Australian Food and Grocery Council Industry Leaders Forum in Canberra today.

Wednesday 9 August 2017 1.30 — 5.00 pm Sydney Australian Food and Grocery Council offers CEO's from our SME member base -LSB-...]

The organisations involved include the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Minerals Council of Australia, the Australian Food and Grocery Council, the Australian Coal Association, the Plastics and Chemical Industries Association and the Australian Logistics Council, which is a loose collection of freight and transport companies.

Woolworths and Coles have also called on Aldi to sign the voluntary grocery code of conduct agreed with the Australian Food and Grocery Council late last year.

Rod Sims, «Food and grocery and Australia's competition law» (1 October 2014) Australian Food and Grocery Council Industry Leaders Forum

A spokesman for the Australian Food and Grocery Council said 90 per cent of the surveyed products met the researchers» and government's standard for healthiness.

Both Coles and Woolworths said they intend to continue negotiations with the Australian Food and Grocery Council to create a satisfactory code, despite the NFF's withdrawal from the process this week.

Senior executives from both supermarket groups entered the lion's den this week when they spoke at the Australian Food and Grocery Council's (AFGC) annual conference on the Gold Coast.

A KMPG report for the Australian Food and Grocery Council in May found that rebates and allowances, known as trade spend, accounted for about 25 per cent of suppliers» sales, while analysts estimate that supplier payments account for about 10 per cent of retailers» revenues.

Until now, Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury and Agriculture minister Joe Ludwig had been overseeing the negotiations between Coles, Woolworths and the Australian Food and Grocery Council, but that role has been passed up the chain to the Prime Minister's office.

ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, addressed the Australian Food and Grocery Council's Industry Leaders Forum in Canberra today.

They include submissions from the ACCC, Australian Copyright Council, Australian Education Union, Australian Food and Grocery Council, Coles Group Ltd, Herbert Smith Freehills, LCA (IP Committee), Medibank Private, Metcash Ltd, Minerals Counsil of Australia, Minter Ellison, NBN Co, the Productivity Commission and Woolworths Ltd..

The industry alliance's spokesperson, Gary Dawson of the Australian Food and Grocery Council, said industry remained committed -LSB-...]

Supermarkets need to improve the way they notify suppliers when delisting their products to avoid breaching the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct, ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said today at the Australian Food and Grocery Council's forum in Canberra.

Other reports such as the Australian Food and Grocery Council's State of the Industry 2016 report and the Business Council of Australia's Building Australia's Comparative Advantages: A 21st Century Agrifood Sector discuss these themes.

The Australian Food and Grocery Council, which represents major packaged grocery manufacturers such as Goodman Fielder, Unilever, Arnott's and Nestlé, acknowledges that demand for fresh food and semi-prepared chilled meals is growing strongly.

In 2006, the Australian Food and Grocery Council introduced Percentage Daily Intake (% DI) front - of - pack labelling into the Australian grocery market as a voluntary labelling scheme, based on a variation of the European % GDA labelling system.

Australia's food industry contribution to national manufacturing has increased by 30 per cent over the past seven years according to a new Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFCG) report.

The Allergen Bureau is an initiative of the Australian Food and Grocery Council.

«Using traffic lights, the soft drink appears to be a healthier option, which, of course, is wrong,» says Carnell, who is the chief executive of the Australian Food and Grocery Council.

«This report underlines the value of the Australian food and grocery sector at a time when other manufacturing is moving offshore and being buffeted by internal and external economic pressures,» said Tanya Barden, AFGC's Director of Economics.

Aldi, Costco and Metcash have so far shown no inclination to join Woolworths and Coles in signing the code of conduct, which was finalised last week after 14 months of negotiations with the Australian Food and Grocery Council.

The food processing industry's peak body, the Australian Food and Grocery Council, has a target to reduce waste to landfill by 40 per cent by 2020.