Pictured (left-right) are Mohammed Abdul-Razaq, Mohammed Altaf, Mohammed Nawaz from Pak Foods, and Simon Walker, Rushton Hickman commercial agency surveyor (Image: Rushton Hickman)An ethnic food retailer, which opened its first store in Derby back in the 90s, is expanding to open a new supermarket in a nearby town this weekend.
Ever since it opened in 1996, Pak Foods, in Normanton Road, has offered a heady mix of fruit, vegetables and other products, many of which are difficult or impossible to find elsewhere in the city.
The firm’s website claims it to be the largest ethnic food retailer in the Midlands, with other stores in Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Leicester, and Peterborough.
This weekend, the family-owned business will open a new branch in Burton, Staffordshire Live reports.
The supermarket, which will create 15 jobs, will officially open in the former Tile Choice unit, in Derby Road, at 8.30am on Saturday, March 12.
The company sells a range of “international ethnic food products”. It stocks everything from the best-known consumer brands to more niche, hard-to-find food products.
PAK Foods director Adeel Akhtar said: “True to our mission of absolute customer satisfaction, PAK Foods has previously been awarded the winner of ‘East Midlands Best Retail Awards’, for overall excellence in the field of food retailing.
“It was a true testament to the competence of PAK Foods in successfully catering to the needs of a diverse population. We believe in quality, value and above all, service and at PAK Foods, customers always get more!Pak Foods, in Normanton Road, Derby, opened in 1996 (Image: Derby Telegraph)
“This is our philosophy and the direction taken by the company. Our supply of British fresh produce is something we’re proud of. We aim to buy as much of our produce from local suppliers as is possible, for freshness and to support the local economy.
“We are delighted to be getting closer to the opening of our brand new store in Burton. We know there is a strong customer demand for our goods in Burton.
“Customers are having to travel to PAK Foods Derby for the range of specialist products they require, so our Burton store will increase convenience.Our new store will create 15 jobs – full and part-time – and we have been recruiting for the last month. The store will also bring an economic boost to the area and support the town’s post-Covid recovery plans. A lot of work has gone into this and all the family are working really hard behind the scenes.
“We have a long history of working within our local communities on social improvement, regeneration and charitable projects and are very much looking forward to continuing this in Burton. The company has plans to expand and improve further, with store refurbishments, completely new stores, an expanding property portfolio and diversifying into new markets – all on the horizon.
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