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![]() FreshChoice in Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1995; 30 years ago (1995) |
Headquarters | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Number of locations | 74 stores (August 2025) |
Parent | Woolworths Limited |
Website | www |
FreshChoice is a franchise of locally owned and operated supermarkets across New Zealand.[1]
History
[edit]The franchise was established in 1995.[2]
By 2008, it had 15 stores but was yet to expand into Auckland.[3]
In 2023, Woolworths Group New Zealand began the process of rebranding all of its SuperValue stores as FreshChoice, this was part of a plan to expand the FreshChoice chain to 200 stores by 2034.[4]
Operations
[edit]There are 74 FreshChoice stores across New Zealand, including 11 in Auckland.[5] The stores are operated under franchise agreements with Wholesale Distributors Ltd (WDL), a division of Woolworths New Zealand, one of New Zealand's largest retail and distribution companies.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "FreshChoice – local supermarkets". freshchoice.co.nz. FreshChoice. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Supermarket franchise opportunities". FreshChoice. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ^ "Store locations". progressive.co.nz. Progressive Enterprises. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
- ^ "Enhancing Customers' Shopping Experience". Supermarket News. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Supermarkets". FreshChoice. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
External links
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