Heinz Wattie’s is closing the Gregg’s factory in Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYClosure of the Gregg’s coffee factory in Dunedin will cost more than 30 people their jobs. Confirmation of the closure had been expected, but was hard to take, the delegate from Etū said. City councillor Andrew Simms said the city would do all it could to turn the situation into a positive outcome for Gregg’s staff. In Christchurch, the Wattie’s frozen vegetable factory will shut.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 27, 2026 16:36 UTC