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Oil-la-la How Olive Oil Is Becoming Liquid Gold

Monday, 25 March 2024, 12:08 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

Grocery experts are warning consecutive years of extreme weather conditions in Spain and the Mediterranean are creating a global shortage of olive oil. “We’ve currently got good supply so there’s no need to rush out and top up, but with olive oil being ... More >>

Foodstuffs North Island Begins Facial Recognition Trial

Thursday, 8 February 2024, 9:01 am | Foodstuffs Limited

Foodstuffs North Island begins facial recognition trial More >>

Dairy And Veggies Fall At Foodstuffs Stores In December But Import Costs May Rise In January

Thursday, 18 January 2024, 3:19 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

  Shoppers paid less at the checkout for cheese, butter and ice cream at Foodstuffs stores in December, and many veggies were down over 30%. But there’s now growing potential for inflationary headwinds due to tensions in the Middle East. ... More >>

Ham-azing! PAK’nSAVE’s Savey Meal-bot Gets A Christmassy Update

Friday, 22 December 2023, 10:49 am | Foodstuffs Limited

PAK’nSAVE’s Savey Meal-bot, an online recipe generator that helps people reduce their food waste and save money, has added Christmas leftovers just in time for the festive season to make sure nothing goes to waste this Christmas. With the help of ... More >>

Proposal To Bring Foodstuffs North Island And Foodstuffs South Island Together As One National Co-operative

Tuesday, 7 November 2023, 5:29 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

Joint Statement: Dean Waddell, Chair, Foodstuffs North Island and Russell McKenzie, Chair, Foodstuffs South Island The Boards of Foodstuffs North Island (FSNI) and Foodstuffs South Island (FSSI) have today announced they will be putting a proposal to Members ... More >>

Blueberries Tipped For Bumper Season As El Niño Arrives

Friday, 3 November 2023, 3:19 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

Blueberries are likely to be adorning pavlovas across the country this Christmas with the little luscious fruit tipped to have a bumper season, as the warmer El Niño weather pattern arrives in New Zealand ahead of peak blueberry season in mid-January. ... More >>

Foodstuffs Data Shows Food Price Inflation And Consumer Pessimism Easing

Friday, 11 August 2023, 2:58 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

“Although we’re still operating in a challenging market, with multiple factors driving inflation, July was the third month in a row that price increases in our stores on the same product categories measured in the FPI basket were slower than ... More >>

Pace Of Cost Increases Moderating, But A Long Road To Tame Record Inflation

Thursday, 13 July 2023, 3:08 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

Statistics New Zealand’s Food Price Index (FPI) shows food prices increased 12.5% for June 2023 compared to a year ago. More >>

Calling All Grocery Trailblazers: Entries Now Open For Foodstuffs Emerging Supplier Competition

Monday, 3 July 2023, 11:28 am | Foodstuffs Limited

Entries are now open for the inaugural Foodstuffs Emerging Supplier Competition ( Foodstuffs Emerge ). The competition is a search for new products that have the potential to disrupt a category and change the way we shop. Foodstuffs Emerge is ... More >>

No More Single-use Plastic Produce Bags Come 01 July: Foodstuffs Shares What Kiwis Need To Know

Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 11:20 am | Foodstuffs Limited

From 01 July 2023, single-use plastic produce bags will be removed from all supermarkets and grocery stores. This is part of a wider phase out by the New Zealand Government on single-use plastics and includes items like plastic straws and containers, saving ... More >>

Make Way For An Avo-lanche, As Avocado Season Makes A Smashing Comeback

Thursday, 22 June 2023, 9:38 am | Foodstuffs Limited

Avocado lovers, rejoice! After severe weather and a challenging gap between seasons, Foodstuffs, the 100% locally owned and operated co-operatives behind PAK’nSAVE, New World and Four Square stores are happy to report their supermarkets will soon ... More >>

Tokoroa Social Supermarket Ready For First Christmas

Wednesday, 21 December 2022, 1:59 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

The Tokoroa Social Supermarket is ready for its first Christmas of providing food support. The social supermarket, which opened in August, is a partnership between Buttabean Motivation (BBM) and Foodstuffs North Island, a 100% New Zealand owned ... More >>

Otūmoetai Social Supermarket Ready For First Christmas

Friday, 16 December 2022, 12:18 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

The Otūmoetai social supermarket is ready for its first Christmas of providing food support. The social supermarket, which opened in November, is a partnership between Linkt Community Trust and Foodstuffs North Island, a 100% New Zealand owned ... More >>

Fuss Free Christmas With Friends, Whānau And Food Top Of Kiwi’s Wishlist 

Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 4:07 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

What do we all want for Christmas? According to the latest insights from Foodstuffs our top three wants this year are simple: relaxing with friends, hanging out with whānau and good food. Understanding what people want and how they shopped last year ... More >>

Serious Retail Crime In Supermarkets Up 246% - A New Technology Being Trialled In North Island Stores

Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 3:12 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

Serious retail crime in supermarkets up 246% - a new technology being trialled in North Island stores to keep teams and customers safe Serious incidents, theft, burglary, robbery, assault and other aggressive, violent and threatening behaviour in Foodstuffs ... More >>

New World Celebrates Double Gold At The New Zealand Quality Service Awards

Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 2:25 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

The public has spoken, and New World is delighted to be the proud recipient of two golds at the 2023 Reader’s Digest Quality Service Awards. With more than 140 New World stores across Aotearoa, each one tailored to deliver the best shopping experience ... More >>

Foodstuffs Launches Foodstuffs Precision Media

Friday, 21 October 2022, 1:51 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

· A comprehensive retail media business which delivers seamless multi-channel marketing opportunities for supply partners · Powered by data science leaders dunnhumby it will deliver precision targeting and close loop measurement · A centralised dedicated ... More >>

Foodstuffs Stores Hold Grocery Price Increases Below FPI For Third Consecutive Month

Friday, 12 August 2022, 1:07 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

In their third monthly update, grocery stores in the Foodstuffs co-operatives have held food price increases below inflation for the third consecutive month, despite the latest Stats NZ Food Price Index (FPI) showing food price inflation rising again ... More >>

BBM And Foodstuffs Bringing Supermarket With A Difference To Tokoroa

Thursday, 30 June 2022, 10:53 am | Foodstuffs Limited

An innovative new way to get food where it’s needed most is coming to Tokoroa, with Buttabean Motivation (BBM) and Foodstuffs North Island partnering to open a ‘social supermarket’ this August. The social supermarket will be focused on providing ... More >>

Foodstuffs Rolls Back Prices By An Average Of 10% On More Than 110 Everyday Items To 2021 Levels

Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 12:18 pm | Foodstuffs Limited

In a move that Foodstuffs estimates will save customers over half a million dollars each week, the two New Zealand owned cooperatives, which operate the New World, PAK’nSAVE, and Four Square brands, have announced that from Monday 16 May they will roll back ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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