Bad week

It’s the stuff of retail nightmares — a video goes viral of rats crawling over your supposedly “fresh salads” in your store. But that’s what Food Lover’s Market CEO has had to deal with since the footage from its Diepkloof store emerged this week. As public fury grew, Coppin said the store would be “temporarily closed” for a week to allow for a “deep clean”. It’s a nasty incident for a company with 128 stores in 11 countries, even if the local rodent life seem to agree with its tagline,

“The Best in Fresh”.

Brian Coppin