It’s almost time, time for fresh fruit and vegies to take centre stage at their new Brisbane home.
On Wednesday this week Harris Farm Markets will officially open at Clayfield, marking the family-owned company’s historic return to the Queensland capital. In fact, to the very site they owned 30 years ago.
Queensland is the first state for the NSW-based business to expand into, and there’s a reason: Queensland has a history with Harris Farm Markets.
Next week Harris Farm Markets will open at the site of the current Clayfield Markets on Sandgate Road, home to an outstanding fruit and vegetable offering for 25 years, and run by much-loved local produce experts, Carlo and Susan Lorenti. Currently undergoing a rebuild, redesign and changeover, it’s this site that holds the history.
“We are incredibly excited to be opening at this site because Harris Farm used to own it 30 years ago before selling it to Carlo and Susan. It’s a full-circle story and we are thrilled that Carlo and Susan are staying on as our managers at Clayfield, along with as many staff as possible,” said Harris Farm Markets co-CEO Tristan Harris, one of the three Harris sons who now run the company after their parents, David and Cathy Harris, retired.
Clayfield is the first of two Brisbane stores to open, with the flagship store at West Village in West End planned for May next year. The two Brisbane stores will offer produce from more than 300 Queensland growers, creators and producers, including organic milk from Barambah, Longreach Organic Lamb, Brisbane’s Roza’s Gourmet sauces, and organic chicken from Hobbs Family Farms Organic in Pittsworth. A more comprehensive list of suppliers will be announced next week.
In addition, combined the two stores will employ over 200 staff, a welcome injection to the local economy.
“The Clayfield store will be home to the best in fruit and vegetables, including an organic produce section and a leaderboard of Queensland strawberries and mangoes, as well as a gourmet grocery section of boutique local products, an extensive deli and offering of more than 200 cheeses, a bakery section with the best breads from sourdough to brioche, and a premium meat selection.”
“It will be a flavour-filled showcase of Queensland and Australian produce under one roof, and we can’t wait to open here in a city that values their fresh fruit, vegetables and food stories so highly. Queensland is famed for the richness and range of produce grown across the state, and to be able to work with so many wonderful producers is one of our dreams.”
Acclaimed champions of the value and freshness from truly seasonal product, Harris Farm Markets have operated for over 40 years, delivering goodness with the firm belief that Australian families should have access to the freshest and best available fruit and veg.
Sustainability is a driver for the business. In addition to an incredible range of the best local produce, Harris Farms Markets also celebrates IMPERFECT PICKS in every store.
“This is the seasonal produce that might not look perfect on the outside but are as perfect as ever on the inside. IMPERFECT PICKS helps reduce the astonishing statistic that *25 per cent of farmers’ crops currently never leave the farm gate simply because they may not look ‘normal’, and do not meet the visual specifications of some consumers and supermarkets. This means every time someone buys an IMPERFECT PICK, they are helping us take more of our farmer’s crops, helping to reduce food wastage and most importantly, saving 50 per cent at the checkout,” said Harris.
*Horticulture Australia
Harris Farms Markets – Clayfield
823 Sandgate Rd, Clayfield
Open from December 16, 2020
Opening Hours: 7am to 10pm
About Harris Farm Markets:
Harris Farm Markets is a family owned and operated business. For more than 40 years Harris Farm Markets has been delivering goodness to Australian families with the core value and belief that Australian families should have the freshest and best available to them. That is why Harris Farm Markets is home to over 3,000 employees across 23 stores who work to deliver goodness to the hundreds of thousands of retail, wholesale and online customers who walk through its doors every week.
