28 October 2022



Hillcrest is home to KwaZulu-Natal's second Checkers Foods supermarket, which is located at The Colony Centre.  

Inspired by customer demands for Checkers supermarkets in their neighbourhoods, the first smaller format Checkers Foods opened in Roodepoort late last year, followed by openings in Franschhoek and Ballito.  

Conveniently located and ideal for quick top-up shops, Checkers Foods Hillcrest offers:

  • Exclusive brands such as Forage and Feast and Simple Truth;
  • A Meat Market with free range chicken and restaurant-quality steak;
  • A bakery with artisan breads;
  • A fish counter;
  • Hot and cold foods deli;
  • Fresh fruit and vegetables and;
  • A Money Market counter

Three Checkers employees standing side-by-side. Inspired by customer demands for Checkers supermarkets in their neighbourhoods, Hillcrest is now home to KwaZulu-Natal's second Checkers Foods supermarket.

Checkers Foods Hillcrest created jobs for 28 new employees and is managed by newly appointed branch manager, Wolganathan Samson, who joined the retailer in 1999 as a Perishables Controller. 

The store's trading hours are 07:00 to 19:00 from Mondays to Sundays.