60 jobs go as food wholesaler folds

60 jobs go as food wholesaler folds
FoodChain was a supplier in competition with BidFood. (Image: Getty)
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Receivers and liquidators have been appointed to wholesale food supplier FoodChain, which was based in Auckland. Liquidator Damien Grant whose Waterstone Insolvency was appointed by shareholders Nick and Joanne Archibald said most of its approximately 60 staff were paid when the company closed three weeks before liquidation on July 3.  BNZ appointed receivers at McGrath Nicol Kare Johnstone and Andrew Grenfell the next day.  Grant said the bank was owed $1.5m.He said the company was a food supply competitor to Bidfood, which supp...