CHOICE reveals the best and worst Australian supermarkets
Daily MailEvery year, Australian supermarkets go head-to-head to deliver the best deals, fresh produce at affordable prices and friendly employees to win over shoppers. South Australia's based independent chain Foodland has upstaged major stores such as Coles and Woolworths, which have almost two-thirds of the Australian market cornered Australia's best supermarkets voted by shoppers Foodland - 82% Harris Farm Markets - 81% Costco - 76% Aldi - 74% IGA/Supa IGA - 73% FoodWorks - 71% Woolworths - 69% Coles - 67% Supermarket satisfaction: The best and worst BEST: Foodland WORST: Coles In a shock win, South-Australian based Foodland scored the highest satisfaction score of 82 per cent - for its helpfulness of staff and locally produced food. Woolworths edged out Coles by two points with a customer satisfaction score of 69 per cent Quality of fresh produce BEST: Harris Farm Markets WORST: FoodWorks & Coles Harris Farm Markets stands out ahead of all the supermarket stores for the best quality of fresh product after scoring 87 per cent. Harris Farm Markets stands out ahead of all the supermarket stores for the best quality of fresh product after scoring 87 per cent Customer service BEST: Foodland WORST: Aldi If you're looking for staff on hand to help, you're best to shop at Foodland. They FoodWorks came in second spot for availability of staff with a score of 72 per cent Excess packaging on products BEST: Harris Farm Markets WORST: Coles and Woolworths The biggest gripe Australian shoppers had about supermarkets was the amount of packaging on products.