Chris Quin
Foodstuffs on fire at central Auckland New World
Five firefighter crews remained overnight to keep watch on the central Auckland supermarket which was engulfed by a fire for much of Tuesday. Foodstuffs North Island chief executive Chris Quin spoke… Audio
Foodstuffs North and South Island merger rejected
Earlier this year Foodstuffs proposed bringing the North and South Island divisions together to create a national cooperative, but the Commerce Commission declined the proposal saying it would… Audio
Foodstuffs vote to merge North and South Island operations
Owners of Foodstuffs supermarkets have voted in favour of Foodstuff merging its North and South Island operations. Foodstuffs North Island chief executive Chris Quin spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Food cooperative says retail crime at an all-time high
Grocers in the North Island say they've never seen retail crime at the level it is now.
The company Foodstuffs surveyed three hundred and twenty of its members in sites such as Four Square, New World… Audio
Food prices hit their highest annual increase in 30 years
The price of food has had it's biggest annual price increase in 30 years - driven by the cost of grocery products like eggs, potato chips and yoghurt.
Stats NZ says food prices were 12.1 percent… Audio
All Foodstuffs stores open again after Cyclone
Grocery retailer Foodstuffs North Island says all of its 33 stores which had been forced to close by the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle have reopened.
All of its Pak'n Save, New World and Four Square… Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: What's the situation with supermarket supplies?
Cyclone Gabrielle: Foodstuffs CEO Chris Quin Audio
Supermarket bosses blame wages, war, weather for rising prices
War, wages and weather: that's what supermarket bosses are putting down to the continued surge in the price of food.
New data from StatsNZ shows food is at it's most expensive since the Global… Audio
Covid-19: Foodstuffs North Island on using rapid antigen tests
Foodstuffs North Island was one of 29 businesses that took part in a rapid antigen testing trial lead by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment.
Its chief executive officer Chris Quin… Audio
Foodstuffs to make rapid antigen testing available to staff
Supermarket giant Foodstuffs says it wants to make rapid antigen tests available to staff across its stores, after it participated in a successful trial of the Covid-19 tests. While they're not as… Audio
Social supermarket to give those in need shopping experience
The Wellington City Mission has partnered with New World to create a social supermarket where those in need of help can now come and choose their own groceries, rather than being given a food parcel… Audio
Foodstuffs working to service customers outside AK border
Foodstuffs is working with governement to try and find ways to serve customers who live just outside the Auckland border and usually shop within the level 3 zone. The company behind New World… Audio
What are supermarkets doing to keep shelves stocked?
As the Covid-19 pandemic fuels panic buying around the world, what assurances can supermarkets give customers about whether they can get food and other items when they need them? Kathryn is joined by… Audio
Chris Quin: Kiwis prefer cashiers over self-service checkouts
Foodstuffs North Island CEO Chris Quin talks about a new consumer satisfaction survey showing two-thirds of New Zealand shoppers prefer cashiers over self-service checkouts. Audio
Will supermarket plastic bag ban make a difference?
Doubts are being raised about whether the moves by supermarkets to ban plastic bags will make that much difference to the plastic pollution. Last week Countdown committed to phasing them out by the… Audio
Internet more expensive for almost everyone in 2015
Telecommunications companies are being criticised for following each other's lead in putting up internet prices, despite a Commerce Commission decision that lowered the wholesale price for the copper… Audio
Spark says it has to raise its prices
Spark says it has to raise its prices because it's facing significantly higher costs as a result of regulatory decisions. Audio
Spark raises its landline and broadband prices
Spark plans to raise its prices for both phone landlines and broadband plans by up to 4-dollars-25 a month from February the first. Audio
Telecom's Xtra continues to be under attack from hackers
Telecom's Yahoo/Xtra email system has again come under attack from hackers. Audio
Telecom urges customers to be patient
Returning now to an earlier story and thousands of customers who still can't access their YahooXtra email accounts. Audio
