Not much growth, but it's the effort that counts.

Furry-faced Pak 'N Save staff have blown other businesses out of the water, with a record Movember fundraising effort.

An internal competition between 52 of the Foodstuffs-owned stores, plus the company's support centres, raised $106,000 for Movember New Zealand.

It's the largest sum ever raised by a company.

PAK 'N SAVE We're sure that's not a frown, just a pose to accentuate the mo.

North Island stores came out on top, raising $35,333, but Pak 'N Save's South Island stores - which number less than half of those up north - raised more per participant ($98.06 each, compared with $96.54 for the North Island).

Hastings was the fundraising frontrunner, with 26 staff raising $8961.

The store also donated $2 for every loaf of Quality Bakers bread sold in November.

PAK 'N SAVE The twirly 'stache never goes out of fashion.

In the South Island, Pak 'N Save Hornby raised the most, with $4166.

Store owner John Lee - who normally sports a moustache, but shaved it off for Movember, then shaved off half mid-way through the month - matched every dollar staff and customers gave.

Foodstuffs said the participants' family members, partners and wives "will now be breathing a sigh of relief" as the moustaches were shaved off.

PAK 'N SAVE If you can get away with handlebars, why not?

Funds raised for Movember go towards men's health initiatives.