Foodstuffs says National’s plan to break up New World and Pak’nSave would increase food costs

Home / New ZealandUpdatedNZ Herald16 Sep, 2026 08:06 PM3 mins to readFormer All Black and Whangārei New World owner-operator Eric Rush says he's already competing with Pak'nSave down the road. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAYFoodstuffs is promising to fight a National Party plan to break up its collective into two nationwide supermarket chains, saying it could increase food prices by making its stores less efficient. National announced yesterday that it wanted to split up Foodstuffs if re-elected, forcing its New AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.