Grocery Code ‘It’s making a difference here in New Zealand’ 

Grocery Code ‘It’s making a difference here in New Zealand’

Working with clients in New Zealand this week it has been amazing to see sales teams & buyers already embracing and using the ComCom Grocery Code of conduct. For those ‘out of towners’, the code here came into effect late last year with main focus to protect consumers from rising prices & suppliers receiving ‘beyond’ […]

Not Lost in Translation

Kit Kat

I am lucky. As a training consultant who travels globally, I am privileged to get the opportunity to see & experience consumer trends from around the globe.

Conduct Codes need Consequences

Conduct Codes need Consequences

Learnings from global Grocery Code experience. Much has been written about the Australian Government Interim Review on Grocery retail buyer’s Code of Conduct, published April 2024. Discussions have covered issues like price-gouging and market concentration which, although important, are not directly related and risk overshadowing the debate on the Grocery Code in Australia. Focus must […]

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