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... the australian food and grocery council decried the bill, saying the cost of changing a single label would be $10,000 to $19,000, and that food and grocery manufacturers were already under pressure from a ‘perfect storm’ of rising input costs

... grocery manufacturers association (gma) president and ceo pamela bailey, who was also present at the signing, applauded the move

... the australian food and grocery council (afgc) said it was “disappointing” that the federal government allocated no new funds for a national food plan in the 2011-12 budget ... “the budget contained no extra funding for developing a broad-base national food plan, which is vital for australia’s largest manufacturing industry – food and grocery – to have a long-term, strategic focus to ensure australia has a safe, nutritious and sustainable food supply into the future,” said the industry body ... “increasing skilled migration is a very real problem for industry, especially gaining appropriate people all way through the food and grocery supply chain, particular tradespeople,” ms carnell said ... “the establishment of the national workforce development fund (nwdf) and a $558 million investment over four years in regional training programs will also benefit australia’s food and grocery manufacturers who employ 288,000 australians, including half in rural and regional areas

... the australian food and grocery council has decried the federal government’s proposed carbon tax, saying it will increase the cost of food and grocery manufacturing in australia ... while full details of the carbon tax have not yet been announced, afgc chief executive kate carnell said a tax on carbon would be another cost to food and grocery manufacturers who are currently weathering a “perfect storm” ... “the compensation, announced by climate change minister greg combet, will not benefit australian food and grocery manufacturers in any way ... ” food and grocery is australia’s largest manufacturing sector, worth more than $102 billion annually in turn-over to the nation and accounts for 9 per cent of australia’s international trade valued at $449 billion in 2008-09

... it has been welcomed by the grocery manufacturers association (gma), which is already working in conjunction with suppliers in the 21 countries covered by the asia-pacific economic cooperation group to improve food safety standards

... federal agriculture minister joe ludwig’s announcement to consult australia’s food and grocery manufacturing industry on key issues to develop a national food plan has been welcomed by the australian food and grocery council (afgc) today ... afgc chief executive kate carnell said industry consultation was vital in highlighting the significant pressures and major challenges currently facing food and grocery manufacturers, including rising imports, retailer margins and increasing input costs ... some of the key issues industry has already raised include having: a clear vision for the agri-food sector and how it can contribute the good of the nation in the medium to long term; a whole of government commitment to appropriate policy settings to deliver an environment in which australian producers and manufacturers can be competitive with imports and in the export market incentives for r&d leading to product innovation and increased production an efficient national transport system with better infrastructure and consistent rules and regulations an available, skilled workforce an environmentally sustainable food chain – with a focus on better packaging, efficient use of water, minimising food waste and energy use a focus on improving export capacity continuous improvements in food safety support for production of clean, healthy and affordable food both for australia and the world

... supermarket retailer coles is using its market dominance to destabilise the whole of australia’s food and grocery supply chain by cutting prices on essential daily items, the australian food and grocery council (afgc) said today ... afgc chief executive kate carnell said coles’ claim that their price cutting won’t affect farmers or food and grocery manufacturers was misleading ... ” australia’s $102 billion food and grocery manufacturing sector employs more than 288,000 people - including about half in rural and regional areas - representing about three per cent of all employed people in australia paying around $13 billion a year in salaries and wages, according to afgc’s state of the industry 2010 report ... “industry fully supports the federal government’s move to develop a national food plan in partnership approach with relevant stakeholders, retailers and leading food manufacturers to achieve a broad-base ‘whole-of-supply chain’ strategy

... a us public interest group has slammed nutrition keys, a new front-of-pack nutrition labelling system launched by the grocery manufacturers association (gma) and food marketing institute (fmi)

... australian food and grocery council chief executive kate carnell urged buyers not to put too much strain on supermarkets remaining open ... “food and grocery manufacturers and major retailers are working as a team to maintain supplies of food and groceries in the flood-affected areas,” she said

... following house passage of the bill, president and ceo of the grocery manufacturers association pamela bailey said: “over the past two days the senate and the house have each come together in bipartisan fashion to do the right thing: strengthen and modernize america’s food safety system and help restore the public’s faith in the safety and security of the food supply ... ” the legislation will give the fda the authority to order product recalls, will require that food manufacturers have detailed food safety plans and give the fda better access to company records ... recalls, legal expenses and lost sales resulting from foodborne pathogens cost food manufacturers billions of dollars each year