Direct where possible
Salamanca Fresh chooses Tasmanian produce first where possible and works directly with growers, suppliers and producers to reduce unnecessary handling.
Fresh since the beginning
A Tasmanian food story more than 40 years in the making.
Salamanca Fresh grew from a wholesale produce business into five neighbourhood supermarkets, built around direct supplier relationships, fresh produce knowledge and local people.
From the beginning
Built around better access to fresh produce.
The business began in 1979 as a wholesale fresh produce operation supplying restaurants, hotels and corner stores.
Around 1981, the old Clements and Marshalls apple outlet in Salamanca Place became a retail home for quality produce that local households wanted too. Known first as Salamanca Fruit Market, that first store created a wholesale and retail model centred on freshness, range and fair value.
As the range grew beyond fruit and vegetables into deli, meat and grocery lines, the Salamanca Fresh name kept the Salamanca Place heritage while making freshness the lasting promise.
Today, Salamanca Fresh brings fruit and vegetables, groceries, deli lines, meat and everyday essentials together across five southern Tasmanian stores.
Tasmanian first
Milestones
Freshness shaped by experience.
The details have changed, but the purpose has stayed practical and local.
- 1979
Wholesale beginnings
Fresh produce supplied to hospitality businesses and local shops.
- 1981
Salamanca Place opens
A retail outlet gives Hobart households access to the same quality produce.
- 1990s
Re-use becomes routine
Salamanca Fresh becomes an early Hobart grocer to offer reusable Hessian shopping bags.
- 2010
Salamanca Fresh takes shape
The Salamanca Fresh name reflects a store range that has grown beyond fruit and vegetables while keeping freshness at the centre.
- Today
Five neighbourhood stores
Salamanca, Kingston, Lenah Valley, Bellerive and Huonville serve southern Tasmania seven days a week.
How freshness gets here
Shorter paths from grower to store.
The Salamanca Fresh supply story has always been practical: know the growers, move produce carefully and give store teams the information they need to handle it well.
Careful transport
SHV Wholesalers in Hobart supports the supply path, with produce moving through local distribution before it reaches each neighbourhood store.
Fresh departments
Store teams look after fresh produce, deli, meat, seafood, groceries and ready-to-eat options so customers can shop for the whole table in one place.
What guides us
Local food works best when people stay connected.
Salamanca Fresh chooses Tasmanian produce first where possible, works closely with suppliers and listens to the teams who know their customers.
Produce first
Quality and freshness remain the starting point.
People matter
Experienced local teams shape how each store serves its community.
Tasmania matters
Local purchasing supports growers, makers and the island economy.
Stories from the shelves
Meet more growers, makers and seasonal favourites.
Read about Tasmanian suppliers, fresh produce, lower-waste shopping and simple ideas that can help you choose what to cook next.
Your local shop, online
Fresh groceries are only a few clicks away.
Choose your Salamanca Fresh store once, then use direct links to shop online or view that store's specials.