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Cleanaway and Qenos engage with the NPRS
April 5, 2023
Cleanaway and Qenos are engaged in talks with the AFGC on becoming a partner in the National Plastics Recycling Scheme (NPRS) project. Cleanaway is Australia’s leading total waste management, industrial and environmental services company. Circular Plastics Australia, Cleanaway’s plastic recycling joint venture with PACT Group, Coke and Asahi, […]
Food and grocery manufacturing holds strength despite pandemic stress
August 15, 2022
Australian food and grocery manufacturing rose in value to $133.6 billion in 2020/21 despite COVID-19 pandemic disruption Local stocking up and panic buying offset a 17.1 percent fall in exports Since 2020/21 major floods in Australia and the war in Ukraine have worsened the challenge for a stressed […]
Investing in skills and building self-reliance the right focus for Australia
July 29, 2022
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) welcomes the Albanese government’s commitment to building the resilience of Australian manufacturing and the broader economy in response to the unprecedented challenges now facing essential industries. AFGC CEO Tanya Barden said federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ focus on supply chains, skills and […]
Food, grocery manufacturing costs are key for June inflation
July 27, 2022
The peak industry body for Australia’s food and grocery manufacturers warns unrelenting cost pressures on the sector could drive annual inflation close to seven per cent in the June 2022 quarter. Australian Food and Grocery Council CEO Tanya Barden says the impacts of supply chain disruptions, COVID-19 and […]
Cost pressures affecting Australian food and grocery manufacturers
April 28, 2022
AFGC CEO Tanya Barden says Australian food and grocery manufacturers are facing cost pressures that are starting to flow through to supermarket shelves. “All manufacturers of food and groceries are facing pressure and that is starting to flow through to supermarket shelves,” Ms Barden said. “Over the past […]
Release of Modern Slavery Act 2018: Draft Guidance for Reporting Entities
April 3, 2019
The Modern Slavery Act 2018: Draft Guidance for Reporting Entities (Draft Guidance) has been released for public consultation.