This week marks the launch of the annual A better choice! Shop and Win campaign, giving shoppers the chance to win while supporting their local, independent fruit and vegetable store. Over the next six weeks, shoppers can win vouchers, which can be spent in store on quality, fresh and seasonal produce sourced through the Brisbane Markets.
This week’s pick of the week is Imperial Mandarins from North Queensland. With supply excellent and quality superb, these easy-to-peel Mandarins are ideal for school lunchboxes, providing a good source of vitamins and minerals as children return to school after the holidays. When selecting mandarins, choose fruit that feels heavy and firm, with bright orange, pebbly skin and a fresh citrus aroma for maximum juiciness. Avoid fruit with soft spots and look for attached leaves as a sign of freshness. Mandarins can be stored in the refrigerator crisper drawer, ideally in a sealed bag to prevent dehydration, where they will keep for up to three weeks.
North Queensland-grown passionfruit is also in excellent supply this week, and the quality is outstanding. With the cooler months upon us, passionfruit offers a versatile option for baking and desserts. Passionfruit is a nutrient-dense, low-calorie fruit that is high in fibre, vitamin C and vitamin A, supporting immunity, digestion and heart health. Why not try Passionfruit Lamingtons for something a little different to enjoy with a morning coffee or afternoon tea?
Green Seedless Grapes from Victoria continue to be in strong demand, with supply being taken up quickly by retailers. Full of flavour and packed with vitamins and minerals, they are another convenient and popular lunchbox option as the school term begins.
Easy to cook, tasty and currently in season, locally grown Broccoli from the Lockyer Valley is a great addition to the shopping list this week. Looking for a simple and versatile dish to prepare, Broccoli Fritters are suitable for breakfast, lunch, dinner or as a snack – we promise you will love them!
Finally, Gold Sweet Potatoes from Bundaberg are also in abundant supply this week, with quality outstanding. Roasted, mashed, steamed, barbecued, baked or fried, sweet potatoes are a delicious and convenient way to add flavour and nutrition to a wide range of meals.
Remember to shop at your local, independent fruit and vegetable store displaying the A better choice! logo. Not only will you be supporting local businesses, but you will also have the chance to win prizes for the next six weeks as part of the Shop and Win campaign. All A better choice! stores source their fruit and vegetables through Brisbane Markets, Queensland’s Heart of Fresh Produce.
About Brisbane Markets
As Queensland’s only central fruit and vegetable market, the Brisbane Markets is the state’s most important centre for the marketing and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables. It records an annual trade of over 700 million kilograms of produce valued at more than $2 billion.
An important economic and employment hub, more than 4,500 people work or do business at the markets each day through over 170 businesses. This includes over 45 wholesalers who receive fresh produce from over 7,000 growers and trade five days a week to more than 800 registered buyers.
About Brisbane Markets Limited
Brisbane Markets Limited (BML) is the owner of the Brisbane Markets site and is responsible for its ongoing management and development.
BML provides infrastructure and services to facilitate the marketing of fresh food, flowers and other ancillary products for fruit, vegetable and flower wholesalers, retailers, provedores, secondary wholesalers, food processors, transporters, exporters, industry organisations and market support businesses.
More information can be found on our website: www.brisbanemarkets.com.au.
About A better choice!
The A better choice! retailers are hardworking local family business owners, who are passionate about fruit and vegetables, they are our experts in their field and provide excellent customer service… with a smile.
Here’s the thing: no one can match A better choice! fruit and vegetable retailers for FRESH! Every morning, they hand pick a diverse selection of high-quality fresh fruit and vegetables from the Brisbane Markets, sourced from thousands of Australian farms.
Make your first choice A better choice! with local retailers throughout Southeast Queensland including Brisbane, Ipswich, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Tweed Heads. Please click on the link to find your local fruit retailer www.abetterchoice.com.au/store-locator/ . By shopping at your local fruit and veg shop, you are making A better choice!
About Brismark
Brismark is a member organisation which represents and serves the needs of the wholesaling sector of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry – in particular, the primary wholesalers that operate out of the Brisbane Markets at Rocklea. Brismark provides industry representation, and a range of financial and business services to support the wholesaling sector of the fresh fruit and vegetable industry and their associated businesses and actively contributes to strengthen the Central Market system. Brismark also oversees the A better choice! retailer program in Queensland.
