Spudshed

Spudshed[notes 1] is an independent supermarket chain based in Western Australia. Spudshed was founded by Tony Galati, with all stores owned by the Galati family business. The first Spudshed was opened in Baldivis in November 1998 with the chain growing to a total of 15 stores across the Perth Metropolitan Area. Its main competitors are Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and IGA. Most stores operate 24 hours a day, and are among the only supermarkets in the state able to do so.[2][3]

Spudshed Fresh Food Markets
Spudshed
TypePrivate
IndustryAgribusiness, Retail
Founded1998 (1998) in Baldivis, Western Australia
FounderTony Galati
Headquarters630 Karel Ave,
Jandakot, Western Australia
,
Australia
Number of locations
16
Area served
Western Australia
ProductsFruit and vegetables, groceries
Revenue$400 million (2020[1])
 (2018)
$3.96 million (2018)
OwnerTony Galati
Number of employees
1154 (Estimated) (June 2020)
WebsiteSpudshed.com.au

History

The Galati family were Sicilian immigrants who started a 2 hectare market garden in Spearwood in the 1960s.[4]

In 1998, Tony opened the first Spudshed as a farmers market from a shed on his Baldivis property.

In 2018, Spudshed reported profit growth of 76%, or $4 million.[5]

Tony Galati

Spudshed founder Tony Galati is the son of Silician migrants. He became a household name in Western Australia for his protracted legal battles against the Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia. In 2015 the PMC launched legal action against Tony Galati, alleging that he had planted more than his allocated quota of potatoes.[6] Prohibited from selling excess potatoes due to legal quotas, Galati used free potato giveaways at his Spudshed stores to protest against what he considered to be unfair and excessive control by the board.[7] Galati ultimately prevailed when the state government deregulated the industry with the PMC becoming defunct in December 2016.[8][9]

The battle between Tony Gallati and the PMC was celebrated in a Fringe World musical in 2019, returning again in 2020.[10]

Notes
  1. Spud is a colloquial term for potato in English.

References
  1. https://thewest.com.au/business/virus-sales-rush-sends-spudshed-revenue-soaring-above-400m-ng-b881710596z
  2. "WA potato laws embroiled in controversy". 15 March 2012.
  3. Brown, Natalie; Thompson, Brad (15 January 2015). "Spud giveaway proves big hit". The West Australian. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. Brammer, Jenne (19 February 2019). "Tony Gallati goes back to his Spearwood roots to open 11th Spudshed store". The West Australian. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. Brammer, Jenne (18 November 2018). "Tony Galati's Spudshed empire grows profits by 76% to nearly $4m". The West Australian. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. Fitzgerald, Bridget (2015). "The West Australian potato regulator to take Spud Shed owner Tony Galati to court over alleged breach of a commercial agreement". ABC News.
  7. http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2015-01-27/potato-giveaway-sparks-spat/6048692
  8. http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-05-30/premier-defends-decision-to-drop-galati-suit/8573358
  9. Blanchini, Justin (17 November 2017). "Spud King Tony Galati giving away free potatoes at his Spud Shed stores across Perth all weekend". Wanneroo Times.
  10. "Tony Gallati the Musical". Fringe World. 2020.
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