P.M.’s trolley trip
PA Wellington It was a supermarket manager’s dream — to have the Prime Minister scanning the shelves for goodies, with an entourage of photographers and reporters in tow.
Mr Lange spent $24.90 at Lower Hutt’s Foodtown yesterday morning. Nothing fattening went into the trolley, just tomatoes, chicken, steak and salads, plus a few luxuries like smoked mussels.
He was there to present the managing director of Foodtown, Mr Noel Trinder, with a certificate of recognition for the company’s support of the “Buy New Zealand Made” campaign, the first main campaign promotion of the year. Foodtown was selected for the visit because it was the first retail company to back the campaign and is a main sponsor.
The Foodtown marketing manager, Mr Dean O’Brien, said the New Zealand-based company, which employed 7000 people, had 18,000 stock units, of which 85 percent were locally made. “Buy New Zealand Made” is organised by the New Zealand' Manufacturers’ Federation and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. It aims to remind New Zealanders that local firms produce a wide range of goods which can compete with products from anywhere in the world for quality, price and their suitability to New Zealanders’ tastes.
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