FoodWorks
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 FoodWorks store in Taroom, Queensland | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | November 2004 |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 500+ stores (200+ under the FoodWorks brand)[1] (2023) |
Key people | Rick Wight (CEO)[2] |
| Products | Supermarkets, grocery stores and convenience stores |
| Revenue |  A$160 million (2024) |
| A$3 million (2022) | |
| Parent | Australian United Retailers |
| Website | foodworks |
FoodWorks is an Australian supermarket chain run by independent retail group Australian United Retailers (AUR). It is Australia's second largest leading independent supermarket retailing group, supporting in excess of A$1.35 billion in annual sales at the retail level. Its main competitors are Woolworths, Coles, IGA and Aldi.
History
[edit]AUR was created in November 2004 from the merger of the FoodWorks Supermarket Group and Australian United Retailers (AUR).[3] Retail groups that were part of the merger included AUR, Foodstore, FoodWorks, Buy Rite, Cut Price, 727, Rite-Way, Banana Joe's, Food-Rite, Tuckerbag and Food-Way.
Operations
[edit]The AUR currently has over 600 supermarkets, grocery stores and convenience stores. The stores span seven states and territories.
Brands
[edit]FoodWorks
[edit]Over 400 stores are operating under the FoodWorks brand.[4] FoodWorks has some similarities to IGA, the brand's closest competitor. They have similar ancestry, both being created from independent retail stores merging to create supermarket groups. Also, both comprise multiple individual retailers originally trading under some of the same independent chains.
FoodWorks Supermarket
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Large supermarket format delivering a full shop.
FoodWorks Local
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Grocery store format aimed at top-ups and secondary shops.
FoodWorks Express
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Convenience store format suited to ‘grab and go’ shop.
Farmer Jack's
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Farmer Jack's FoodWorks operates FoodWorks stores in Western Australia. Farmer Jack's FoodWorks uses four trading names: "Farmer Jack's", "FoodWorks", "Farmer Jack's FoodWorks", Claremont store trades as "Jack's Wholefoods and Groceries".
Hannan's Marketplace
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In Kalgoorlie, the trading name is "Hannan's Marketplace by FoodWorks".
Blackwood Fresh
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In Bridgetown, the store trades as "Blackwood Fresh FoodWorks".
Private label brands
[edit]Best Buy
[edit]FoodWorks' home brand is Best Buy.
In addition, IGA's home brands Black & Gold and Community Co., are stocked in FoodWorks stores across the country.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Who is AUR?".
- ^ "Company Overview of Australian United Retailers Limited". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Company Overview". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "History". Australian United Retailers Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "FoodWorks chooses CEVA over Metcash". Transport & Logistics News. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
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