Is omicron eating My Food Bag?

Is omicron eating My Food Bag?
The company is highly reliant on a large team of workers to get their product to customers. (Photo: BusinessDesk)
Dan Brunskill
Just days before the omicron outbreak in New Zealand, Forsyth Barr released a research note assessing which companies would be most affected by widespread disruption.The broking firm said labour shortages, as positive cases and close contacts were in isolation, was the biggest risk to many NZX-listed companies.“Businesses reliant on certain on-site critical staff for their operations as well as labour intensive industries could suffer,” it said.Less than a month later, supermarket shelves are already looking bare in some parts of th...

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