Episode
Foodstuffs NI boss responds to calls for its separation
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- Midday Report
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- Sep 21, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 449
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Summary
National wants to break up Foodstuffs, forcing its New World and Four Square brands to break from Pak'nSave to create a third player to drive down grocery prices through competition. Labour is also wanting to break up the duopoly. Chris Quin, chief executive of Foodstuffs North Island spoke to Guyon Espiner.