[6] The company was established in 1993 as a single Fruit & Veg City store in Access Park, a factory outlet complex in the Kenilworth suburb of Cape Town.

[7] Food Lover's Market was founded by brothers Brian and Mike Coppin, whose father had been the Director of OK Bazaars,[7] a retail chain that was acquired by the Shoprite Group in 1997.

[9] In 2014, the company announced it would begin stocking items in a number of grocery categories from British retailer Waitrose.

[4] The firm's CEO, Brian Coppin, stated that the company was attracted to Actis' history of working with family-owned businesses.

[4] The company also operates 24-hour convenience stores under the FreshStop brand at over 200 Caltex gas stations across South Africa.