Supermarket News Magazine

The demand for alternatives for climate-sensitive raw materials like cocoa, coffee or orange juice is increasing. Companies are increasingly betting on sustainable substitute products like carob as an alternative to cocoa, lupin coffee instead of conventional coffee or fermented fruit juices as a substitute for orange juice. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g3VgpPfM #FMCG #Grocery #Supermarkets #NZSupermarkets #SupermarketsNZ #NZGrocery #GroceryIndustry #GroceryRetail

Globally, Easter has remained a peak season for food and beverage indulgence, driven by emotional connections, nostalgia, and joyful moments shared with friends and family. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gyEgMXWr #FMCG #Grocery #Supermarkets #NZSupermarkets #SupermarketsNZ #NZGrocery #GroceryIndustry #GroceryRetail

Foodstuffs NZ Managing Director Chris Quin said while annual FPI has been between one to three percent for the past six months, Stats latest result suggested an upward trend occurring overseas too. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gTxmbtij #FMCG #Grocery #Supermarkets #NZSupermarkets #SupermarketsNZ #NZGrocery #GroceryIndustry #GroceryRetail

As part of its efforts to make good nutrition affordable and accessible to those who need it most, Nestlé has introduced Bear Brand Milk N’ Soy, a powdered milk and soy drink for school-age children, in the Philippines. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gy6MGgMq #FMCG #Grocery #Supermarkets #NZSupermarkets #SupermarketsNZ #NZGrocery #GroceryIndustry #GroceryRetail

The survey revealed Aussies are traditionalists at heart, with shoppers crowning Traditional Fruit as their favourite Hot Cross Bun flavour. Apple and Cinnamon and Chocolate Chip followed in second and third place, respectively. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gbbg9JxQ #FMCG #Grocery #Supermarkets #NZSupermarkets #SupermarketsNZ #NZGrocery #GroceryIndustry #GroceryRetail

Demand for these lighter thirst-quenching beers, which have a typical strength of around four percent ABV, is rocketing so much that Tesco has seen sales volume grow by 250 percent in the last year. These fruity beer styles have long been popular in Western European countries such as France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and Italy. They are associated with ‘after-sport’ refreshment, particularly skiing and cycling. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gr963-Dr #FMCG #Grocery #Supermarkets #NZSupermarkets #SupermarketsNZ #NZGrocery #GroceryIndustry #GroceryRetail

This March marked the 20th anniversary of Chief Executive Hilary Souter at the Advertising Standards Authority (NZ) Over the decades, Souter has learned that everyone has an opinion about ads and that bad weather can influence the number of complaints the ASA receives in a week. Read the full interview in the latest issue here: https://lnkd.in/gCS3ikrW #FMCG #Grocery #Supermarkets #NZSupermarkets #SupermarketsNZ #NZGrocery #GroceryIndustry #GroceryRetail

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My thanks to Supermarket News Magazine for highlighting the NZ Alcohol Beverages Council support for the two new Sale & Supply of Alcohol Bills. Firstly the Hon Kieran McAnulty’s Sale & Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill passing its first reading. “Allowing restaurants, bars and supermarkets to sell or serve alcohol like any other day during Anzac Day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day is a win for common sense.”    We also support the Bill going one-step further, allowing all retailers who presently sell beer, wine and spirits to open on these days.   Its also important to acknowledge that wine made on the premise or from produce harvested on-site can be purchased from a Cellar Door on Easter Sunday.     In the next ten days business owners and customers will experience the confusion across two of these holidays including ANZAC day and Easter.   RSA’s have to apply for a special licence to serve veterans any beer, wine or spirits. On Good Friday and Easter Sunday customers in a restaurant or pub need to have a meal alongside their preferred drink. Secondly we are also supportive of MP Mike Butterick’s Members Bill Sale & Supply of Alcohol (Restrictions on Issue of Off-Licences and Low and No Alcohol Products) Amendment Bill which has been drawn from the biscuit tin. The Bill allows restaurants to hold an on-licence and off-licence under the same roof. This would allow a restaurant that is also a speciality food store to sell beer, wine and spirits through an off-licence at the same time removing regulatory roadblocks. The Bill also allows restaurants to serve low-alcohol products and/or the sale of no alcohol beer, wine and spirits. In the SSAA s 52 presently specifies low-alcohol drinks are to be available for on-licences. There is no mention of no-alcohol. This goes against the SSAA and reducing alcohol-related harm.   It is also important to acknowledge that we are drinking less and drinking better. The Stats NZ beer, wine and spirits consumption per capita has declined more than 30% since 1986.   The NZ Health survey provides information on New Zealander’s health and wellbeing shows that five out of six (83.4%) NZ adults are drinking beer, wine and spirits responsibly. This is an increase of 4.7 percentage points over the past four years (78.7% 2019/20). This means that one out of six adults drink in a hazardous way, which in the past four years has declined to 16.6% (21.3% 2019/20). The Health NZ guidelines for low risk drinking are two standard drinks a day for women, and three standard drinks a day for men, with at least two alcohol-free days each week. Brendon Lawry Dylan Firth Melanie K. Monique Sprosen Nicola Crennan Raewyn Bleakley Robert Brewer Sam MacKinnon Sara Tucker Simone Rosentreter Steve Armitage Liz Read Katherine Rich Amber McEwen Paul Radich Morgan McCann

From chillers to shelves, convenience and conscious consumption are changing the game. Explore the latest from the low-to-no and convenience meals categories in the new issue out now! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCS3ikrW #FMCG #Grocery #Supermarkets #NZSupermarkets #SupermarketsNZ #NZGrocery #GroceryIndustry #GroceryRetail