A little-known independent supermarket is helping Aussies beat the cost of living crisis by selling groceries at a heavily discounted price.
Beyond Best Before has shelves stocked with popular brands for up to 80 per cent off.
The catch? The products have exceeded the ‘Best Before’ date but are still safe to consume but may have lost some quality.
Shoppers can purchase cans of Fanta for $1.70, Honey Nut Cheerios Ceral for $3.90, Black Truffle Sea Salt for $5.50, Barilla spaghetti for $2.20, Arnott’s Pizza Shapes for $1, Colgate toothpaste of $4.20, Edgell chickpeas for 80c, Castello Greek Feta for $3 and more.
The brand only opened its doors in Sydney‘s inner west suburb Newtown in July 2023 and since then have opened a second location in Miranda.
The products are listed for a fraction of the cost compared to the exact same brands sold at Coles and Woolworths.
For example, boxes of Arnott’s Shapes at Coles and Woolworths sell for $4 or $6 for two. The Black Truffle Sea Salt retails for $21.95 and the Omo Laundry Detergent costs $7.99 elsewhere.
Sisters Maggie and Katie Quach – the brains behind the business – launched Beyond Best Before with the goal to combat food waste.
Beyond Best Before has shelves stocked with popular brands for up to 80 per cent off
The products have exceeded the ‘Best Before’ date but are still safe to consume but may have lost some quality
The store only sells canned and packaged goods since fresh food needs to be eaten within the week.
Food labelled with a ‘Use By’ date, such as meat, must be eaten before a certain time for health and safety reasons.
Customers can also get their hands on bars of Hershey Chocolate for $1.10, Prime drinks for $2.35, rolls of Veneto Salami for $7.30, kitchen Drano for $8, Twinings tea for $6.40, Suckerpunch Sweet Onion Pickles for $3.60 and more.
The co-founders spoke of the brand’s success and told FEMAIL business is doing well.
‘Particularly with the cost of living at the moment we’re definitely seeing much interest,’ the founders said.
‘But also our products change quite regularly which makes it fun and interesting to see what comes through the door, we’ve been told it’s like thrift shopping or fast fashion for food.
‘My sister and I both have experience in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry and saw the large amount of food waste so wanted to salvage the products and make it available to everyone but also raise awareness about the variety and volume of pantry items that are still perfectly fine to eat.’
One TikToker visited the Newtown store and was amazed with the wide variety on offer.
‘If you’re in Sydney, I highly recommend it as a cheap place to get some groceries,’ she said in a video.
The products are listed for a fraction of the cost compared to the exact same brands sold at Coles and Woolworths
Maggie, Katie, and Michael – the brains behind the business – launched Beyond Best Before with the goal to combat food waste
The store only sells canned and packaged goods since fresh food needs to be eaten within the week
While the small local store doesn’t offer everything customers may need, it’s a great option for those struggling financially.
It also helps combat against the continuing issue of food waste in Australia.
Australian households are unknowingly wasting up to $3,000 every year by tossing away leftover food – more than the equivalent of return flights from Sydney to Europe.
The research by Food Innovation Australia comes as a shock as the cost of living continues to put households under financial pressure.
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