Foodstuffs NI warned by ComCom over supplier treatment

Foodstuffs NI warned by ComCom over supplier treatment
Foodstuffs' North Island has been told off. (Image: NZME)
Staff reporters
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to Foodstuffs North Island for its treatment of a supplier that likely breached grocery competition law.Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden said Foodstuffs North Island appeared to have obstructed and delayed a supplier request by acting in ways that were unco-operative and unreasonable.“We believe that Foodstuffs North Island likely breached a fundamental aspect of the Supply Code, which is that retailers deal with suppliers in good faith at all times,” van Heerden said.A catego...

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