Harris Farm Markets

Harris Farm Markets is an Australian fresh fruit and grocery retail chain with over 30 locations across New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The markets specialise in fresh fruit, vegetables, cheeses, breads, perishable, butchery and grocery products.

The majority of stores are within Greater Sydney, along with Canberra, Brisbane, Newcastle, Albury and the Gold Coast.

They are one of Australia's largest independent fruit and vegetable grocers. The company is often involved in a variety of sustainability and community initiatives, including their promotion of 'odd-shaped' fruit called "Imperfect Picks" at lower prices in an initiative to reduce landfills and reusing packaging boxes for customer shopping.

History

Harris Farm Markets was established in 1971, with a single shop in Villawood. The company faced possible bankruptcy in the 1990s when an investor pulled out. Following this, the company rebuilt itself and in 2010, David Harris, the founder, passed on the leadership of the company to three of his five sons, Tristan, Angus and Luke, who are now the Co-CEOs. Other family members in the business include Catherine Harris (Chair person).

Harris Farm Markets was the first Australian exclusively market-style fruit and vegetable retailer to open in a supermarket-style operation. Harris Farm Markets stock fruit and vegetables, cheeses, deli items, and gourmet groceries. It was the first Australian store to introduce a ‘imperfect picks’ concept to combat food waste with offers of discounts on off-cuts and odd-shaped fruit and vegetables. Several long-standing stores that were open for decades like Eastgate Bondi Junction and the franchised and independently-run Edgecliff site have closed with more modern replacements nearby since 2019.