Foodstuffs co-operatives opening up wholesale grocery service

Foodstuffs co-operatives opening up wholesale grocery service
Foodstuffs is opening up to non-member retailers before the government forces it to. (Image: Supplied)
Rebecca Howard
Foodstuffs co-operatives are complying with the government’s edict and setting up a new service to supply a wide range of retail-ready wholesale groceries to non-member retailers.Late last month, commerce minister David Clark said New Zealand’s two main supermarket owners have until the end of the year to open up their wholesale businesses to competitors or have it done to them. It’s a complicated process.“Wholesaling groceries to retailers who aren’t members of our co-op isn’t as simple as opening the d...

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