Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Food Standards Code (Code) and the Food Regulation system can be complex to navigate.  FSANZ develops the Food Standards which are then enforced by the state and territory authorities. This webinar series is aimed at delivering an introductory understanding of the Food […]

Join the AFGC and guest presenter Bryan Raymond (Executive Director, Head of Consumer Research) from J.P. Morgan as he explores the new challenges to our industry, including increased inflation, the enduring rise of eCommerce, as well as evolving consumer perspectives. Following Bryan’s recent tour of the United Kingdom […]

Welcome to the new year and wishing you the very best for a productive and prosperous 2023.  2022 saw many challenges for the AFGC and the industry as a whole – disruptions in the supply chain, cost pressures, a new Government, labour and pallet shortages, the challenges faced by […]

The AFGC is moving quickly on the development of the National Plastics Recycling Scheme (NPRS) project, a recycling scheme for soft plastic packaging supported by the food and grocery manufacturing industry. With the design of a soft plastic packaging recycling scheme for Australian food and grocery manufacturers in […]

Following, Minister Plibersek's announcement last year that packaging regulation would be strengthened by 2025 (all packaging types, not just soft plastics), the Government has commenced a two-tiered review process. The first tier involves economic modelling and cost benefit analysis of a potential reformed legislative framework. The second identifies […]

The Australian New Zealand Food Standards Code (the Code) and the Food Regulation system can be complex to navigate. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) develops and amends the Code which is then enforced by the state and territory authorities through their relevant Food Acts.   This webinar series is […]

Australia wastes 7.6 million tonnes of food every year, which is equivalent to 946 semi-trailers of food wasted every day. 42% of that comes directly from the commercial sector. This is waste that happens before food even reaches supermarket shelves, let alone our homes. Australia is committed to […]

Returning to in-person learning in 2023, we’re excited to take the Australian Grocery Academy to the next level with Learning and Networking Bootcamps in May. Retaining our flexible module-based program, you can choose to attend the full week program or select from the five modules that best suit your learning […]