CHESTER WELCOMES THE FOOD WAREHOUSE

The Food Warehouse has invested more than three quarters of a million pounds in bringing a brand new store to Old Seal's Way in Chester.

The 11,276 sq ft supermarket opened its doors today, creating 30 new jobs and offering shoppers all the great value of a wholesale store without the need for membership.

The Food Warehouse combines the convenience of bulk buying with great value fresh, frozen and ambient food deals across more than 3,000 product lines, as well as including exclusive ‘When it’s Gone, it’s Gone’ deals on a great selection of homeware items.

Lucky shoppers on the opening day managed to get their hands on an opening day freebie. The first 500 shoppers received a free Celebrations Tub to celebrate the opening in the town. During the first week of opening, customers will also have the opportunity to win money off vouchers when they shop in store, plus other giveaways.

Launched just five years ago, The Food Warehouse now has more than 120 stores across Britain and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, with significant growth plans for the year ahead.

The Food Warehouse combines the convenience of bulk buying with great value fresh, frozen and ambient food deals across more than 3,000 product lines, as well as including exclusive ‘When it’s Gone, it’s Gone’ deals on a great selection of homeware items. The stores wholesale and bulk buying offering will be sure to attract small businesses and large families in the local area with its value across-the-board items and large bulk buy items.

Speaking about the new Chester store, Kristian Barrett, Operations Director for The Food Warehouse, commented: “We’re delighted to have opened our new store in Chester. The Food Warehouse is an innovative store format, responding to the changing needs of shoppers by offering amazing bulk-buy deals and homeware offers alongside a fantastic range of frozen, fresh and chilled foods.”

The Chester store manager, Phillip Smith said: “Our opening day has been a great success and the whole team has really enjoyed meeting people from our local community.”

The Chester store opening hours are Monday to Saturday - 08.00 – 20.00, and Sunday 10.00 – 16.00. Visit the website for more information www.thefoodwarehouse.com or search for ‘Food Warehouse’ on Facebook.

About The Food Warehouse:

Founded in 2014, The Food Warehouse now has more than 120 stores across Britain. They are all large format stores, with a car park, providing the value and convenience of a wholesale store without the hassle of membership.

The Food Warehouse is opening new stores up and down the country in retail parks and larger shopping districts. Each store is given a high quality warehouse style fit out, and covers between 8,000 and 25,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

The Food Warehouse offers great value, family-favourite products across frozen, chilled, fresh, branded grocery and homeware lines. With BIG DEALS across many big brands, customers can make great savings with bulk deals where savings are passed directly onto shoppers. There are special ‘When It’s Gone, It’s Gone’ offers too, where customers can purchase selected homeware lines at outstanding value.

The Food Warehouse also has a number of exclusive partnerships with brands including Slimming World and Greggs.

The Food Warehouse is part of the Iceland Foods Group.