WELCOME TO THE TRADING PARTNER FORUM
The Trading Partner Forum (TPF) is a forum of the Australian Food & Grocery Council (AFGC), and is the foremost liaison point between fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) suppliers and retailers in Australia and New Zealand.
The TPF is ably supported by representatives from Woolworths, Coles and Metcash in Australia, from Woolworths New Zealand and Foodstuffs New Zealand, and from leading suppliers representing the FMCG supplier community.
The mission of the TPF is to strengthen industry collaboration for enhancing and optimising end-to-end supply chains, through development of standards, provision of valuable insights and measurement and reporting to drive compliance.
The New Zealand Food and Grocery Council (NZFGC) is the conduit to New Zealand industry participants, and ensures resources are translated (where necessary) to the local New Zealand conditions — with the shared goal of promoting business practices that contribute to Trans-Tasman supply chain efficiency. The NZFGC is a permanent member of the TPF Executive Committee and represents NZ FMCG sector interests in the discussions.
TPF’s strategic work is organised around four key focus areas:
Physical Supply Chain (Perfect Delivery Project)
Digital Supply Chain (Data Quality, Integrity and Alignment)
Sustainable Supply Chains
Sustainable Forum Operations
(The AFGC’s primary website can be accessed here.)
RESOURCES
The TPF Forum has developed an extensive — and growing — library of free resources to assist suppliers and retailers align on essential supply chain requirements.
This library of downloadable resources include the comprehensive Common Delivery Guidelines, topic-specific One Page Guides, Data Quality videos, Pre-Despatch Checklists, annual Perfect Delivery Reports and Infographics, and more…
EVENTS
The TPF hosted its first joint-retailer industry Showcase in April 2024.
This inaugural TPF Showcase event was held at Waterview in Sydney’s Bicentennial Park, and featured joint presentations from retailer leadership, updates from industry experts, topic-specific practical breakout sessions jointly facilitated by retailers and solution providers, and more…
Following the success of the 2024 event in Sydney, a 2025 TPF Showcase is scheduled for Melbourne in September; watch this space for further details!
ABOUT
The Trading Partner Forum’s primary objective is to help deliver supply chain efficiency through collaborative efforts to reduce cost and complexity for supplier and retailer trading partners. We bring key stakeholders together to thoughtfully explore and pursue opportunities that will drive better alignment, growth, safety and efficiency — to the benefit of all — without breaching Competition law.
To learn more about the TPF’s mission and ways of working, visit our About page…
The Trading Partner Forum is proudly supported by:
Competition Statement:
The TPF operates in full accordance with Australian Competition Law, and all participants are reminded of — and agree to comply with — a Competition Caution at every meeting. The Competition Caution can be viewed on our About page here. For further information, visit the AFGC’s Competition and Consumer Law page here.