Foodstuffs North Island - the company behind every picnic date, dinner party, and school lunchbox - works alongside ecoPortal health and safety software to ensure that their focus on safety remains at the core of the business and all its systems.
The grocery co-operative is no stranger to the relentless pursuit of creating safer working environments for their people. As one of New Zealand’s biggest employers, Foodstuffs North Island’s numerous teams orchestrate an essential service for all Kiwis - no easy feat, in the past two years of the pandemic.
From headquarters staff to frontline staff, Foodstuffs North Island’s team has to adapt to constantly-evolving challenges every week - everything from supply chain challenges to new government regulations.
Despite the difficulties, Foodstuffs humbly attributes their ongoing success to their seamless systems and excellent cohort of employees. Certainly, a culture of excellence helps too. “We strive for the best,” explains Senior Safety & Wellbeing Advisor, Mitchell Horan. “We don’t take risks where we can avoid them.”
Safety risk is no exception, and Head of Safety and Wellbeing, Michelle Cooper, enthusiastically credits ecoPortal as a key contributor to the company’s ability to manage safety through particularly difficult times.