| Type | Supermarket chain |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Key people | Rick Wight |
| Products | Groceries & General Products. |
| Parent | Australian United Retailers Limited (AURL) |
| Website | http://www.foodworks.com.au |
FoodWorks is the brand the Australian independent retail supermarket group Australian United Retailers Limited (AURL) trade under. The AURL was created in November 2004 from the Merger of the FoodWorks Supermarket Group Ltd (FSG) and Australian United Retailers (AUR).[1] Its main competitors are Woolworths, Coles, Bi-Lo, IGA, Aldi, SPAR, 5 Star and, in NSW, Franklins. It is Australia's second largest leading independent supermarket retailing group, supporting in excess of $1.35 billion in annual sales at the retail level.
Retail groups that were part of the merger include AUR, Foodstore, FoodWorks, Buy Rite, Cut Price, 727, Rite-Way, Food-Rite, Tuckerbag and Food-Way.
The AURL has currently over 650 supermarkets, food and convenience stores spanning seven states / territories nationally with over 400 of these operating under the FoodWorks brand.[2]
FoodWorks has some similarities to IGA, the brand's closest competitor. They both share a common ancestry with both being created from independent retail stores merging to create supermarket groups; both groups also comprise of different individual retailers originally trading under some of the same independent chains. In addition, IGA's main "home brand" is Black and Gold, a generic food brand which also sells in FoodWorks stores across the country.[3] Items are easily distinguished because of the gold/yellow packaging with the black writing on the item.
FARMER JACKS FOODWORKS Western Australia. In Western Australia the company which operates the Farmer Jacks Foodworks stores is Supermarkets West Pty Ltd. In WA there are 3 trading names,currently some stores are named Farmer Jacks,FoodWorks &Farmer Jacks FoodWorks.
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