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New World Prestons Made in Store Biscoff Filled Buns Recalled

Posted on January 29, 2026

New World Prestons has issued a recall for a specific batch of New World Prestons Made in Store Biscoff Filled Buns, as they may contain undeclared allergens such as peanuts and sulphites. Due to an error in labeling, New World Prestons Made in Store Caramel Peanut Butter Buns have been incorrectly labeled as New World Prestons Made in Store Biscoff Filled Buns. Customers are advised to check the date mark on the product before consuming it. People with a peanut or sulphite allergy should avoid consuming this product. If you have already consumed the product and are concerned about your…

Grocery Outlet plans to open up to 60 stores in 2024

Posted on January 24, 2026

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. experienced year-over-year net sales growth of 6.3% to $989.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, the company reported Tuesday in its Q4 earnings report. Gross margins were flat for the quarter at 30.2%, while comparable store sales ticked up 2.7% year over year, a move that was driven by a 7.5% increase in transactions, the company reported. Average transaction size was down, however, to 4.5%. Grocery Outlet opened 13 new stores in Q4, ending the quarter and the year with 468 stores across nine states. Meanwhile, net income was down 11.2% to 14.1 million year…

PAK’nSAVE Expands Its Reach In Christchurch

Posted on December 7, 2025

Foodstuffs South Island has announced the opening of a new PAK’nSAVE store at Papanui, marking a significant milestone. This is the first PAK’nSAVE store opened in Canterbury since PAK’nSAVE Rangiora opened in September 2015. Spanning 6,260 square meters, PAK’nSAVE Papanui is conveniently located on the corner of Northcote Road and Main North Road in town. The co-op has invested $40 million to bring this supermarket to the community while offering customers a spacious and contemporary shopping experience. The new store will also provide 100 additional roles alongside the 210 positions filled by team members brought over from their former store,…

Weirdest supermarket substitutions include mushrooms swapped for tampons

Posted on November 18, 2025

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines emailShoppers have revealed the strangest items supermarkets have sent them as a substitute for their unavailable orders, including mushrooms for tampons, and cream crackers in the place of the decorative items you pull apart with a bang at Christmas dinner. An annual survey of more than 3,000 people by consumer rights outlet Which? delved into the common practice of item substitutions when online shopping, which ranges from amusing to potentially serious. Just over a third of respondents reported…

Greens push ‘big stick’ laws to break up supermarkets

Posted on November 13, 2025

The Greens want new laws to increase competition between the two food retail giants. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS) By Dominic Giannini in Canberra Supermarkets that steamroll their customers and suppliers could be stripped of investments and properties under proposed laws. The Greens will push divestiture powers in the Senate this week, allowing the government to step in and break up food retail giants. The Nationals and some independents are also calling for such “big stick” laws. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ruled it out, liking divestiture powers to the former Soviet Union. Supermarket giants have had it too easy for too…