Auckland organic grocery operator Huckleberry owes $3m

Auckland organic grocery operator Huckleberry owes $3m
The business failed due to a 'downturn in customers', liquidators said. (Image: NZME)
Gregor Thompson
The company behind Auckland organics grocery chain Huckleberry owes nearly $3 million, according to the liquidator's first report. Liquidators Steven Khov and Kieran Jones of Khov Jones were appointed to Huckleberry 2021 Limited on May 31.The estimated debt owed to unsecured creditors is just shy of $2m, excluding an unknown amount owed to the Inland Revenue Department for penalties and interest payments, according to Khov Jones’ first report to creditors and shareholders. That figure is made up of $1.1m owed to trade c...

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