Supporting our people

Our Employee Networks (or Tribes)

Our Employee Networks are a core pillar of our diversity and inclusion eco-system and everyone is welcome! 

Women’s Tribe@ Foodies

Our Women’s Tribe @ Foodies is committed to supporting women to thrive every day at Foodstuffs with a vision to create a culture of diversity and inclusion in the retail industry, where women have equal opportunities to thrive and lead. In 2023 we became Gender Tick accredited, just one of our many focuses for supporting women to thrive.

Te Uru Kahikatea

Our Māori network, Te Uru Kahikatea, drives mahi that creates positive outcomes for Māori employees, customers and communities. As a New Zealand owned and operated co-op, they’re about supporting Foodstuffs North Island to embrace te ao Māori in everything we do. They enhance the mana of our teams, celebrate important events and encourage the use of te reo Māori every day.

F.L.A.G

Our Future Leaders Advocacy Group is a group of young leaders in the Co-op who aim to bring diverse thinking to senior leadership decision-making and ensure Foodstuffs thrives for future generations.

Accessibility Tribe

The Accessibility Tribes goal is to support and improve the lives of all New Zealander's living with disabilities. In partnership with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower initiative, the tribe are working across our Co-op to imbed the Sunflower Initiative to support our people and customers who have a hidden disability.

FING

The Foodies Indian Networking Group is a platform for native Indians and people from the sub-continent to connect with each other, and anyone else who would like to associate with Indian culture.

Partnering with TupuToa

We’ve been a principal partner of Tupu Toa since 202. Since then, we’ve supported Tupu Toa with various event sponsorship and welcomed 11 interns through our summer intern programme to support growing Māori and Pacific leaders for a greater Aotearoa.

Tupu Toa now call our Landing Drive Support Centre home after relocating their team and joining the Foodies whanau in late 2023!

"As a TupuToa intern, my journey was incredibly enriching. With the unwavering support of the leadership team and my mentors, I had the opportunity to explore each department within the Distribution Centre. Witnessing firsthand the dedication and expertise that goes into catering to customers across New Zealand was truly eye-opening. The inclusive and supportive working culture further solidified my desire to continue my journey with the organisation. The partnership between Foodstuffs and TupuToa is invaluable, providing a pathway for talented young Pasifika individuals to join Foodstuffs and contribute to its success. This collaboration not only enriches the business with diverse perspectives and skills but also ensures that these individuals feel valued and supported as they grow within the company.” – Heti Tuipoloa, Supply Chain Improvement Specialist

Ruia te kakano

Our Māori and Pasifika leadership programme, Ruia te kakano is focused on using indigenous values to explore what leadership means for participants. Participants are given the tools to progress and develop their careers in the context of exploring wellbeing for themselves, their whānau, hapū, iwi and the wider Foodies team.

Emerging Talent

We’re committed to being a destination for launching your career. Whether it’s your first time into the workforce, or you’re changing careers, we’ll support you to grow and develop.
We offer a variety of programmes and pathways that include:

• Internships and graduate roles across the co-op that connect you to the world of work and help you discover the many career paths at Foodies. We offer between 15-30 roles on our Summer Internship Programme each year.
• Co-op placements while you complete your study
• Leadership development programmes to inspire the next generation of owner operators and give a practical taster of retail leadership.
• Sponsorship of tertiary student clubs to help our future employees thrive.

Learn more about our Emerging Talent programmes on this page here

Wellbeing

Fostering a positive and safe culture is our jam. Our goal is to make sure everyone goes home safe every day by focusing on safer people, safer workplaces and safer systems.

Our wellbeing strategy focuses on four areas:

• physical,
• environmental,
• financial, and
• mental wellbeing.

We're proud to say our hard work is paying off. Our workplace meets the highest level of ACC standards for safety systems and injury management of our injured workers. 

Events at Foodies

Events are a big part of how we roll at Foodies. They’re key to how we connect and learn. We think it’s important to take the time to celebrate achievements along the way, whether big or small.

Checker of the Year

Checker of the Year is a legendary event across our Co-op. These events celebrate our heroes working as checkout operators across the North Island and bring together the best of our awesome checkers to compete for the highly prized Checker of the Year title.

The atmosphere is amazing with workmates, family and friends turning out in force to support our checkers.

Baker of the Year

Each year we invite our bakers to showcase their talents and represent their store in an exciting head-to-head bake-off.

Co-op Awards

Our Co-op Awards event brings together our owner community annually to recognise excellence and celebrate the spirit of our Co-op. It’s always a great night and an awesome opportunity to reflect together on our achievements and successes.

FoodiesX is our annual digital event for everyone to spread inspiration and joy across our Co-op with three key objectives; to provide inspiration, connection and develop new skills

Leaders Worth Following is an annual in-person event to build a community of leaders and inspire them to lead courageously in our fast-changing industry. Our leaders will be inspired by the direction our co-op is heading and feel equipped with the practical tools to take us there.

Foodies Graduation & Excellence Awards 

Our Foodies Graduation and Excellence Awards are where we get to celebrate the hard work and achievements of people from right across Foodies. Celebrated alongside their family and friends, it's a wonderful opportunity to see our awesome people achieving awesome things.