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Mid-year marker: Leaderboard shake-up tracks uneven demand – GMO 3rd July 2026 /

Mid-year marker: Leaderboard shake-up tracks uneven demand – GMO

At the midpoint of the year, Food Ticker takes stock of how shifting consumer trends are reshaping the leaderboard for New Zealand’s top 20 grocery manufacturers.


Global lessons for local grocery giants – Circana 8th December 2025 /

Global lessons for local grocery giants – Circana

Food-on-the-go, fresh and ultra-premium products are areas of opportunity for traditional grocery retailers to capture a bigger share of total food spend, says Circana.


The Value Proposition: Premiumisation and private label – Circana 25th November 2025 /

The Value Proposition: Premiumisation and private label – Circana

Value isn’t just about a low price, it’s about what feels worth it, says Circana, as both premium and private label products surge.


Who topped Circana’s annual top 25 FMCG manufacturers list? 19th November 2025 /

Who topped Circana’s annual top 25 FMCG manufacturers list?

There is plenty of movement in the ranks of the top 25 New Zealand FMCG manufacturers in 2025, with firms jostling for position amid ongoing headwinds.


NPD drivers in 2025 – Circana 19th November 2025 /

NPD drivers in 2025 – Circana

New product development remains subdued in the current straightened times, staying relatively flat compared with a year earlier, according to Circana.


GMO: A new private label peak 23rd September 2025 /

GMO: A new private label peak

Strong consumer demand for affordable alternatives amid ongoing price sensitivity is driving private label sales in the grocery channel, with August marking a new peak.


Grocery: Christmas spend flat, category winners and losers 19th March 2025 /

Grocery: Christmas spend flat, category winners and losers

Christmas supermarket spend showed a marked a departure from years of sustained value growth, with 2024 only just scraping ahead of a year earlier, according to Circana.


GMO: Which manufacturer won Christmas? 14th March 2025 /

GMO: Which manufacturer won Christmas?

Christmas marks the pinnacle of the key sales period for food manufacturers, so who delivered the best year-on-year dollar growth during the 2024 festive season?


GMO: Has a slowdown in growth started in grocery? 29th January 2025 /

GMO: Has a slowdown in growth started in grocery?

After a year of repeatedly setting records, there are indications that the pace of growth in supermarket spend is starting to cool, according to Circana.


NZ’s top grocery growth drivers of 2024 11th December 2024

NZ’s top grocery growth drivers of 2024

Tightening consumer spend and the casualisation of dinnertime are two trends that have resulted in significant growth for some grocery categories.


GMO: Record grocery spend continues as Christmas looms 29th November 2024 /

GMO: Record grocery spend continues as Christmas looms

The twelfth edition of Circana’s Grocery Market overview has seen another record high reached for grocery spend with $18.7bn spent in NZ supermarkets in the last year.


Top New Zealand NPD of 2024 – Circana 26th November 2024 /

Top New Zealand NPD of 2024 – Circana

A squeeze on new product development is keeping innovation subdued but the products that work are delivering strong value growth.