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FoodWorks is an Australian supermarket chain run by independent retail group Australian United Retailers (AUR). It is Australia's second largest independent supermarket retailing group behind Metcash, supporting in excess of A$2.6 billion in annual sales at the retail level. Its main competitors are Woolworths, Coles, IGA and Aldi.
 FoodWorks logo | |
 FoodWorks store in Taroom, Queensland | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | November 2004 |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 332 stores[1] (2025) |
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 |
The AUR and FoodWorks Management team[3] is led by CEO Rick Wight and Executive General Manager Jon Yarnall.
History
editAUR was created in November 2004 from the merger of the FoodWorks Supermarket Group and Australian United Retailers (AUR).[4] Retail groups that were part of the merger included:
- 7"2"7
- AUR
- Banana Joe's
- Buy Rite
- Cut Price
- Food-Rite
- Food-Way
- FoodStore
- FoodWorks
- Rite-Way
- Tuckerbag
Operations
editThe AUR currently has over 600 supermarkets, grocery stores and convenience stores. The stores span seven states and territories. Over 400 stores are operating under the FoodWorks brand.[5] 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.
Store formats
editCurrent store formats
editFoodworks Asian Supermarket
editLarge Asian supermarket format.
FoodWorks Express
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Convenience store format suited to ‘grab and go’ shop.
FoodWorks Local
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Grocery store format aimed at top-ups and secondary shops.
FoodWorks Supermarket
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Large supermarket format delivering a full shop.
Farmer Jack's
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Farmer Jack's FoodWorks operates 12 FoodWorks stores in Western Australia. Farmer Jack's FoodWorks uses four trading names:
- "Farmer Jack's" since 1987
- "Farmer Jack's FoodWorks"
- "FoodWorks"
- "Jack's Wholefoods and Groceries" (Claremont store)
Hannan's Marketplace
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In Kalgoorlie, the trading name is "Hannan's Marketplace by FoodWorks".
Blackwood Fresh
editIn Bridgetown, the store has been trading as "Blackwood Fresh FoodWorks" since 2011.
Private label brands
editBest Buy
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A value brand that competes with Woolworths Essentials, Coles Simply and Metcash Black & Gold.
In addition, Metcash's home brands Black & Gold and Community Co., are stocked in FoodWorks stores across the country.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "Who is AUR?".
- ↑ "Company Overview of Australian United Retailers Limited". Retrieved 16 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "AUR Leadership Team". www.aur.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
- ↑ "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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