Highland capital has new supermarket with a taste of the Orient as Matthews Foods expands to region
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THE largest Oriental food store chain in Scotland has expanded to Inverness.
Matthew’s Foods opens today at 21 Harbour Road in the former Haven building on the Longman Industrial Estate.
It is the supermarket and wholesaler’s sixth major retail outlet, with supermarkets already in Glasgow, where it also has its head office, as well as Edinburgh, Kirkcaldy, Dundee and Aberdeen.
They also have restaurants in Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh.
Amy Ng, who owns the family business with husband Matthew, said that while Chinese cuisine is a major player in their stock, it is not the only show in town.
“We have got everything you need to cook that authentic meal, choosing from Thai, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, or Vietnamese and many fresh or frozen, and spices at unbeatable prices.
“As well as serving the public we have a large range of catering suitable to the restaurant and hot food trades at great wholesale prices.
“We endeavour to stock all that you need for your Asian culinary experience, with ingredients from across Asia. This can be in the form of our selection of cooking sauces used in Chinese, Malaysian and Thai cuisine, or our selection of Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese noodles to our range of pastes and powders found in Indian dishes.”
The Inverness shop will have fresh meat and Thai veg, and Oriental bakery which is very popular, such as rice cakes and dumplings.
Matthew’s Foods was founded in 1994 and began as a courier service supplying products to restaurants and takeaways around Scotland.
That initial success led to opening supermarkets trading in both retail and wholesale goods.
Mrs Ng said: “During this time we have not forgotten the business with which we started and thus continue to deliver goods to restaurants and takeaways alike.”
