Supporting Fresh Produce Suppliers - Food and Grocery Code Education Program
Tender ID: 599887
Tender Details
Tender Description
The Supporting Fresh Produce Suppliers - Food and Grocery Code Education Program grant opportunity will provide funding to fresh produce industry associations to develop and deliver training, nationally, to fresh produce suppliers (particularly smaller suppliers) to assist them to:
- understand and enforce their rights under the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct (the Code)
- build their capacity to negotiate with large grocery businesses and achieve more favourable commercial outcomes.
A total of $2 million over 3 years from 2025-26 to 2027-28 is available for the grant opportunity with up to 3 grants to be awarded.
Training funded under this program is confined to the operation of the Code and suppliers’ negotiating rights under the Code.
The intended outcomes of the program are that:
- fresh produce suppliers nationally have access to free, high quality educational services on the Code
- fresh produce suppliers nationally increase their understanding of the Code and enforcement of their rights under the Code and their capacity to negotiate with large grocery businesses.
The program will run over 3 years from 2025-26 to 2027-28.
Eligibility:
You can apply if you:
- have an Australian business number (ABN) or Indigenous Corporation Number (ICN)
- are registered for the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- have an account with an Australian financial institution
- can provide evidence that you are a national fresh produce industry association that represents one or more of the following fresh food supplier categories subject to the Code, specifically:
-fresh fruit
-fresh vegetables
-fresh mushrooms
- can provide evidence that your industry association:
-represents at least 100 individual members, or;
-consists of at least 6 member businesses, or;
-is made up of at least 10 organisations/companies
- can demonstrate your capability to deliver training services:
-nationally (including rural and regional and metropolitan areas of Australia)
-to fresh fruit, vegetable and mushroom suppliers
-to both your membership base as well as other fresh produce suppliers outside your membership base.
and are one of the following entities:
- an entity incorporated in Australia (including incorporated not for profit organisations, registered charities, co-operatives and companies limited by guarantee)
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust
- an incorporated association.
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
Category
Food & Beverage Products : Bread & Bakery Products : Coffee : Confectionery & Snacks : Drinks & Beverages : Dry Goods : Eggs : Fresh Fruit & Vegetables : Meals On Wheels : Meat & Poultry & Small Goods : Milk & Dairy Products : Misc Food Products : Nuts & Seeds : Oils & Fats : Prepared Meals : Seafood