ADVERTORIAL
Fruit and vege store Fresho has a message for the people of Thames: thank
you for your support.
The family-run business reopened at 646 Pollen St, Thames, at the end of 2024.
Pawan Singh said he and his staff were excited to welcome back the regulars who waited so patiently while the shop relocated from its former premises at the southern end of Pollen St.
“We are back in a new location for you guys with a new layout, new shop, and
plenty of parking,” he said.
“We tried our best to come back as quickly as possible.”
During the move, Fresho was outfitted with a fresh new look – shelving, fridges and eye-catching signage.
There is ample parking behind the store, accessible from Service Lane 7.
And most importantly, Fresho still has the same fresh produce the Thames community has come to love.
“We source local produce from Pukekohe, it’s fresh straight from the gardens,” Pawan said.
“We buy direct from growers. We also own a glasshouse – it’s leased out but we buy from that grower who’s in it now.”
The staff are now keen to reconnect with the community, especially Pawan’s father Dalveer Singh.
“He’s been the front face for the last six, seven or eight years, a lot of the community knows him.”
He was also pleased to see his close-knit team back on the shop floor, Pawan said. “We’re not just there for them to just come into work, we know the family and their background and all of that as well,” he said.
“I used to have one lady that passed away just recently, Helen Simpson,” he said.
“She was one of our staff that stayed with us for so long – when she passed away, she did say to her daughter when they put her in the vehicle to do a loop around the shop.
She basically called us her second family.
“But we’ve always had good support – we’ve been nice to the community and we try to do the best we can and then the community supports us.
“So mostly we just want to say, thanks for the wait guys.”
DETAILS: Fresho, 646 Pollen St, Thames, open Monday-Friday 8am-6pm; and Saturday-Sunday 8am-5pm.
