Supermarket franchisee goes large
posted on 10th January 2021
A prominent New World franchisee, Jason Witehera, is tipped to be the new owner of Pak'nSave Albany - one of the country's largest supermarkets which is thought to have the largest revenue of any in New Zealand. Mr Witehera is one of the rising stars of the Foodstuffs co-operative, having commenced his career as a shelf-stacker at age 16. Outgoing franchisee Paul Blackwell has reportedly become a director of an investment group which owns Starbucks New Zealand and is buying Burger King New Zealand from the receivers.
In a deal due to settle later this year and which could be for around $50 million, insiders say the transition is on although owners are yet to confirm that.
Insiders in giant co-operative Foodstuffs which owns the Pak'nSave and New World stores say it is common knowledge within the business about the sale which will then automatically trigger the sale of a second high-profile, highly profitable store because owners can only have one supermarket each.
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