Australian Food and Grocery Council
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AFGC represents Australia’s largest manufacturing sector, the food, drink and grocery manufacturing industry.
AFGC's vision is for Australia’s food, beverage and grocery manufacturing industry to be world class, socially responsible and competing profitably domestically and overseas.
The Chief Executive of the Australian Food and Grocery Council is former Liberal party politician, Kate Carnell
, who was Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from 1995 to 2000.
They are a membership-based organisation totally funded by industry to work on behalf of industry in the following areas:
Policy - Analyse and influence federal and state policies to ensure our members’ views are represented at the highest level.
Member Service - Offering a wide range of professional services specifically tailored to meet our members’ needs.
Programs - Providing targeted programs to deliver solutions for members and stakeholders.
Representation and Advocacy - Presenting a united voice and advocate on behalf of the food and grocery manufacturing industry.
Communication - Keeping members up to date and promote the industry.
to exempt agriculture and food processing from their emissions trading scheme negotiations for good. Dr Rosemary Stanton has argued this was a lost opportunity to reform the food industry and the health of Australians.
The AFGC has also supported advertisements for a business lobby group describing itself as "Responsible Recycling" that criticise the Northern Territory container deposit scheme as a verity of it
AFGC's vision is for Australia’s food, beverage and grocery manufacturing industry to be world class, socially responsible and competing profitably domestically and overseas.
The Chief Executive of the Australian Food and Grocery Council is former Liberal party politician, Kate Carnell
Kate Carnell
Anne Katherine Carnell AO was the third Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, serving from 1995 to 2000. She is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Food and Grocery Council.-Pharmacy career:...
, who was Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) from 1995 to 2000.
They are a membership-based organisation totally funded by industry to work on behalf of industry in the following areas:
Policy - Analyse and influence federal and state policies to ensure our members’ views are represented at the highest level.
Member Service - Offering a wide range of professional services specifically tailored to meet our members’ needs.
Programs - Providing targeted programs to deliver solutions for members and stakeholders.
Representation and Advocacy - Presenting a united voice and advocate on behalf of the food and grocery manufacturing industry.
Communication - Keeping members up to date and promote the industry.
Political influence
In November 2009, the AFGC successfully lobbied the coalitionCoalition (Australia)
The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a group of centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922...
to exempt agriculture and food processing from their emissions trading scheme negotiations for good. Dr Rosemary Stanton has argued this was a lost opportunity to reform the food industry and the health of Australians.
The AFGC has also supported advertisements for a business lobby group describing itself as "Responsible Recycling" that criticise the Northern Territory container deposit scheme as a verity of it