As part of its grocery responsibilities the Commission is required to review the operation and effectiveness of the Grocery Supply Code, with the first review due by 28 September 2025.
The Grocery Supply Code sets out rules for the conduct of regulated grocery retailers (RGRs) Foodstuffs North Island, Foodstuffs South Island and Woolworths New Zealand when dealing with grocery suppliers.
The Grocery Supply Code was developed to address the imbalance in bargaining power between RGRs and their suppliers. Its purpose is to promote competition and efficiency in the grocery industry by:
promoting fair conduct, and prohibiting unfair conduct
promoting transparency and certainty about the terms of agreements
contributing to a trading environment that supports competition, confident participants and a diverse range of suppliers in the grocery industry.
The Grocery Industry Competition Act 2023 requires the Commission to complete its first review of the operation and effectiveness of the Code by 28 September 2025.
We want to hear from you
We initiated this review by releasing a Request for Views Paper to help determine the scope, focus, and overall approach we adopt in reviewing the Code. The Request for Views paper, and the submissions and cross-submissions we received in response can be found in the Documents section below.
Taking this feedback into consideration, a draft report will be released for consultation in 2025. If you would like to join our mailing list for updates, please contact us on grocery.regulation@comcom.govt.nz.
You can also contact us at grocery.regulation@comcom.govt.nz at any time if you have questions, views or information about the Grocery Supply Code or conduct of the major grocery retailers in their dealings with suppliers. Alternatively, if you would like to contact us anonymously you can do this through the Anonymous Reporting Tool.
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