5th November 2026 Grocery / IndiaAnnual sales of international foods have surged roughly 21% at Pak’nSave Mount Albert, driven by shifting local demographics and mainstream shopper appetite for ethnic ingredients.
2nd November 2026 FSSI / GroceryFoodstuffs South Island has returned to the black according to its latest annual report – which does not mention the word ‘merger’ once.
2nd November 2026 Grocery / The WarehouseThe Warehouse Group has formally laid out its retreat from building a full supermarket food offering, repositioning grocery as a “value-led top-up” proposition.
27th October 2026 Consumer / GroceryThe era of habitual FMCG purchasing is giving way to “spending by exception” – so far stripping US$23bn of value out of mainstream grocery, according to new research from NIQ.
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22nd October 2026 Grocery / Plenty FoodsNew independent grocery retailer Plenty Foods is seeking growth capital as its owner outlines ambitious plans to open a store a year across New Zealand.
7th October 2026 GAG / GroceryThe Grocery Action Group has rejected a Foodstuffs-commissioned report questioning the economic benefits of breaking up the co-operative, reiterating calls for structural reform in New Zealand’s grocery sector.
5th October 2026 GroceryAs GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and surging protein demand upend the traditional food pyramid, Kroger boss Greg Foran on what it means for US retail – and NZ exporters.
29th September 2026 Grocery / PoliticsThe Act Party has added its supermarket policy to the mix, with an election pledge focused on competition rather than market intervention.
21st September 2026 Grocery / WholesaleThe Labour Party unveils plans for further intervention into the grocery sector supply chain, proposing a separation of Foodstuffs and Woolworths’ wholesale divisions from their retail store networks.
21st September 2026 Grocery / PoliticsNearly 500 Foodstuffs owner-operators have signed joint open letters to government, opposing political proposals that would force a structural break-up of the co-operatives.
16th September 2026 Grocery / PoliticsThe Labour Party has unveiled an anti-price gouging policy aimed at penalising large commercial players that exploit dominant market positions to charge excessive consumer prices or squeeze supplier returns.
