Career After Parliament
Rich took up a position of chief executive of the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council in March 2009, following appointment in November 2008. The Council represents grocery manufacturers and suppliers and described itself as "a powerful lobby group".
She was appointed to the board of the Health Promotion Agency in June 2012. Prime Minister John Key of the National Party thought that she would be able to manage conflicts of interest with her role with the Food & Grocery Council, which had campaigned against some anti-obesity initiatives.
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