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There’s a new place to get your fresh produce and groceries in Manly Village, with the arrival of The Local Food Market last month.
Stocking a range of fresh fruit, vegetables, flowers and groceries – including organic and gluten free options and alternative milks – is a focus for owner Nhou My, who heads to the Auckland city markets several times a week before dawn to ensure the freshness of his stock.
He also has a good range of Asian groceries available.
Originally from Cambodia, Nhou moved to New Zealand in 2009 to study English at MIT. His hard work saw him go from speaking no English at all, to being proficient enough to run his own business.
He learned the retail trade by working for an Albany store, which he then bought and ran until recently. He also had a butchery in Pt Chevalier.
Fresh meat will be added to The Local Food Market’s wares soon, Nhou says, once he finds a butcher to work for him.
Another focus is keeping prices as low as he can for his customers.
Nhou says he loved the peace and quiet in New Zealand, and once he married a New Zealander, he knew this would be his permanent home.
Ask him what he likes about owning a retail business, and he smiles widely.
“I like seeing all the fresh produce around the store and talking with people,” he says. “It is such a good start to every day.”
