Case Study: Foodstuffs North Island achieves centralized authentication and faster onboarding with Auth0

Foodstuffs North Island Finds an 'Extensible Solution' in Auth0

Foodstuffs North Island is a New Zealand grocery co‑operative serving 1.4 million people weekly through a network of 300+ independently owned supermarkets. The organization manages accounts for over 22,000 staff and about 3,500 external supplier companies across more than 250 systems, and the lack of a single authentication solution had created growing administrative overhead, security blind spots, and slowed project delivery.

Foodstuffs implemented Auth0 as a centralized, extensible identity platform—using Delegated Administration for suppliers and single sign‑on for internal users—to streamline access management, improve visibility, and accelerate onboarding. The move reduced admin burden, cut project costs (the team says Auth0 paid for itself within one or two projects), enabled rapid integration of half a dozen applications in a year, and strengthened overall security and operational efficiency.

Foodstuffs

Gavin Campbell

Solution Architect