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Foodmaster Supermarkets was an Australian supermarket chain that was founded in Canberra in 1983. The supermarkets were located in Downer, O'Connor, Melba, McKellar, Kingston, Red Hill, Wanniassa, Latham, Fraser, Holder, Kambah, Monash and Fisher.

Downer, Australian Capital Territory Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Downer is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, in the city's inner north. The suburb is bounded by Northbourne Avenue, Antill Street and Philip Avenue.

OConnor, Australian Capital Territory Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

O'Connor is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. It was named after Richard Edward O'Connor (1851–1912), who was a judge in the High Court and a founder of the Australian constitution. Street names in O'Connor are named after explorers, Australian flora, legislators and pioneers. The suburb name was gazetted on 20 September 1928.

Melba, Australian Capital Territory Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Melba is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb of Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), the first internationally recognised Australian opera soprano. The streets are named after composers, singers and other musically notable Australians or people with strong Australian connections.

In 1989, one Foodmaster opened in Isaacs.

In 1992, all Foodmaster supermarkets were rebranded as Welcome Mart or Foodtown.

Welcome Mart was an Australian supermarket chain that was founded by David and Holdings in Canberra and New South Wales in 1992, the same time they rebranded some of Canberra's supermarkets as Festival. They rebranded all the Foodmaster Supermarkets. The first stores opened in Downer, Fraser, Dickson, McKellar, Melba, Kingston, Kambah, Macquarie, Queanbeyan, Latham, Holder and Isaacs.

Foodtown

Foodtown was a New Zealand supermarket chain owned by Progressive Enterprises. All the stores were rebranded as Countdown by the end of 2011. The supermarkets tended to be integrated with a shopping mall, rather than being stand-alone stores.

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