NEW BULK FOOD STORE CREATES EXCITEMENT

THE ARRIVAL of The Source Bulk Foods stores in New Zealand, selling zero-waste, natural foods, should go a long way towards encouraging Kiwis to experiment with raw foods because they can buy as little, or as much, as they like.

It’s clear Kiwis want a place where they can bring their bags, bottles and jars to fill up with raw honey or kombucha on tap, mill their flour and observe the making of their nut butter from roasted nuts. When the Kumeu store opened late last year it already had a Facebook following of more than a thousand West Aucklanders.

Offering unbranded, unpackaged bulk wholefoods and health foods, the Kumeu store is only the second store to open in New Zealand, following the launch of the Milford store, on Auckland's North Shore, in September.

Auckland siblings Robert and Andrea Watt brought the franchise to New Zealand from Australia.

“The level of anticipation and excitement has been overwhelming,” says Robert. “Customers love to explore different types of food, chat about recipes and then come back for more of what they liked.

“We encourage our customers to take their time, browse, ask questions and chat with us. And when you go home you won’t have to deal with the several layers of plastic and foil that comes with some many packaged products."

The Source Bulk Food is proudly plastic bag free. Shoppers are provided paper bags or can purchase jute shopping bags or glass containers. And all products are labelled with the point of origin.