Media Releases
Food manufacturers welcome confidence and commitment from Environment Ministers
June 21, 2024
21 June – Today’s announcement by Environment Ministers of a pathway forward for soft plastics collection, the development of end markets for recycled products and design standards has been welcomed by the peak body representing food and grocery manufacturers. The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) welcomes ministers’ […]
AFGC responds to Federal Budget 2024
May 14, 2024
14 May – Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) commends the Federal Government for the Budget’s twin focus of giving cost of living relief to Australians in the present while investing in a Future Made in Australia. AFGC CEO Tanya Barden said: “It is encouraging to see a […]
Senate supermarket report highlights need for stronger grocery code, AFGC says
May 8, 2024
8 May – The peak body for food and grocery manufacturing in Australia notes the report by the Senate’s select committee on supermarket pricing. The Committee’s report highlighted the need to strengthen the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct through tougher penalties and the introduction of an independent […]
Metcash and 7-Eleven join industry-led soft plastics recycling scheme
March 1, 2024
March 1 – The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) applauds both Metcash and 7-Eleven for joining the industry’s collaborative effort to recycle soft plastics, making them the first retailers to support the initiative. The industry-led National Plastics Recycling Scheme (NPRS), unprecedented in its scope and scale, aims […]
Industry welcomes a focus on food security outlined in recommendations of new report
December 8, 2023
The peak body for Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry has welcomed the report presented by the House Agriculture Committee ‘Australian Food Story: Feeding the Nation and Beyond’. “At a time when cost of living and inflation are running high, any focus on the food supply chain and […]
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 […]