Year: 2023
Food manufacturers welcome announcement on a collaborative, national approach to packaging regulation
November 13, 2023
The peak body for Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry has welcomed today’s announcement from Environment Ministers around design standards for packaging and a focus on traceability. Today’s announcement is fundamental for a closed loop on packaging, particularly soft plastics in Australia. Importantly, the fact we are talking […]
Food and grocery manufacturers welcome review of essential industry code
October 4, 2023
The peak body for Australia’s largest manufacturing sector has welcomed the announcement from Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury, and Assistant Minister for Employment, Dr Andrew Leigh, of the second review of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct (the Code). “Since its inception in 2015, the […]
Lessons of COVID will help guard supply chains as bushfire season looms: AFGC
September 28, 2023
Vital food and grocery supply chains will be better protected this bushfire season by manufacturers, transport providers, retailers and governments drawing on the experience of recent floods, bushfires and the COVID pandemic to plan for disruptions, the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) says. AFGC CEO Tanya Barden […]
Food & grocery manufacturing’s long COVID: jobs, investment remain challenged during pandemic recovery
August 22, 2023
Australia’s food and grocery manufacturers are feeling the effects of years of pandemic and supply chain disruptions with new analysis showing a drop in food product investment and a dip in job numbers. The latest AFGC State of Industry (SOI) data shows the food and grocery manufacturing industry […]
AFGC welcomes support for new Australian recycling capabilities
July 19, 2023
The Australian Food and Grocery Council welcomes the federal government funding to increase Australia’s recycling capabilities as important progress in developing a circular economy for packaging materials. AFGC CEO Tanya Barden said $60 million in funding for hard-to-recycle plastics, including soft plastics, and consultation on a national framework […]