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New Zealand retailer Foodstuffs, wholesaler Gilmours face cartel charges

By Saloni Sinha ( July 15, 2025, 07:28 GMT | Insight) -- Just two weeks after receiving a warning for breaching the grocery-supply code, Foodstuffs North Island, New Zealand’s largest grocery retailer, along with its wholesale brand Gilmours, is facing court proceedings for alleged cartel conduct. In a statement today, the New Zealand Commerce Commission said it will soon file civil proceedings against Foodstuffs and Gilmours for allegedly breaching the 1986 Commerce Act in their dealings with a national groceries supplier. Just two weeks after receiving a warning for breaching the grocery-supply code, Foodstuffs North Island, New Zealand’s largest grocery retailer, along with its wholesale brand Gilmours, is facing court proceedings over alleged cartel conduct....

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