INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
SUNSHINE COAST
Whites Family IGA Supermarket Baringa The most recent addition to the White families group of food and grocery supermarkets is the recently developed Baringa store.
Located in a new local shopping centre built in the new and emerging superb of Baringa on the Sunshine Coast, this superb anchor 1400 square metre store exemplifies what independents are capable of doing if opportunity and will exits. Managed by Lauri Adams and employing over 80 people this store is sensational on entering the store. This well laid out store has wide aisles, superb lighting, very attractive colour schemes through each department and superb purpose built display locations. There is a café, complete with barista, at the front of the store serving light snacks and beverages including wines and beers, a wonderful flower display accompanied by a large display of elegant homewares, vases, cooking items and giftware. The ambience and offer within this store are exemplary. Whilst offering a traditional range of groceries, the Whites have created shops within this shop to exude a feeling of a fresh marketplace.
The “locovore” theme is fully evident throughout this shop with a big emphasis on locally sourced fresh and gourmet foods.
There is a dedicated kitchen for freshly prepared take home meals, a “gourmet pantry” delicatessen with a wide range of local fresh and gourmet foods
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