FreshChoice Te Awaumutu and Population Health's Promotion

Kai @ the Right Price is looking to address food security in Te Awamutu and Kihikihi.

"Food security exists when all whanau, at all times, are able to access enough safe and nutritious foods to live an active and healthy life," says Population Health promoter Betty Holden.

With the help of FreshChoice Te Awamutu and assistant store manager, Phid Oldfield, Kai @ the Right Price has taken on a fresh, new and exciting concept of making fruit and vegetables even cheaper and more accessible to Te Awamutu and Kihikihi residents.

"When you visit FreshChoice Te Awamutu you will be able to purchase $2.99 packs of a variety of quality fruit and vegetables.  Buy four of these packs and you will get a fifth free," says Ms Holden.

"We just want to encourage people to make fruit and vegetables a key ingredient in their everyday food and reward them for that choice," says Ms Holden.

On Monday (July 19) FreshChoice will host a promotion between 10am-2pm to celebrate the launch of Kai @ the Right Price instore.  As part of the promotion, the first 50 customers to purchase their buy four get one free packs plus show their receipt to the Health Promotion team will receive a free Kai @ the Right Price eco-bag and resources.