Staple Watch · this week
Cheddar· tīhi
Block cheddar — the everyday slab on the bottom shelf. The headline per-kg number is the cheapest valid pack regardless of size; pack sizes vary (500g, 800g, 1kg slabs) and we put them on the same per-kg scale below.
Cheapest this week
$12.00/kg
at PAK'nSAVE
What we measured
The two SKUs behind the headline.
PAK'nSAVE
Grated Cheddar Cheese
Rolling Meadow
$12.00/kg
as a 500g pack, $5.99
Measured at PAK'nSAVE on .
SKU 5306817-EA-000
Woolworths
woolworths cheese cheddar everyday
woolworths
$12.60/kg
as a 1kg pack, $12.55
Measured at Woolworths on .
SKU 375240
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Price history
12 weeks of cheddar prices
NZ-Made breakdown
What’s labelled NZ on the shelf this week.
Woolworths: 7 of 11 cheddars we measure here carry the NZ-made marker on packaging. The cheapest pack labelled NZ-made comes in at $17.00/kg (woolworths cheese cheddar everyday, 500g pack at $8.49). The cheapest pack without the marker is actually cheaper per kg: $12.60/kg (woolworths cheese cheddar everyday, 1kg pack at $12.55).
PAK'nSAVE: 10 of 17 cheddars we measure here carry the NZ-made marker on packaging. The cheapest pack labelled NZ-made comes in at $18.70/kg (Tasty Aged Cheddar Cheese, 1kg pack at $18.69). The cheapest pack without the marker is actually cheaper per kg: $12.00/kg (Grated Cheddar Cheese, 500g pack at $5.99).