K.C. Loo Fruit Centre
K.C. Loo Fruit Centre
The Loo family fruit shop sells a wide range of fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, salad mixes, herbs, eggs, dried fruit, nuts, a selection of Chinese groceries and fresh flowers.
The store is located in the heart of the Mt Eden village at 436 Mt Eden Rd (which is the corner of Mt Eden Rd and Stokes Rd) and is open 7 days.
COVID-19 Trading At Alert Level 3
We are OPEN daily 9am-6pm for CONTACTLESS ORDER AND COLLECT at the back entrance of our shop on Stokes Rd. We also offer CONTACTLESS HOME DELIVERY (free local delivery). We pick and pack to order (we don’t have set fruit and vege boxes) so please order your goods on T 630-4003 or M 027-477-0248 or E glennisloo@gmail.com or kcloofruitcentre@gmail.com. Take care and stay safe!
NB. At home, the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust recommends that you wash your fresh fruit and vegetables under cold running water. Don't use soap. Scrub rough textured vegetables (eg, potatoes and carrots) with a brush. This is what you should always do before you eat or cook fresh produce. Also, do try and eat as many fresh fruit and vegetables as you can to improve your physical and mental wellbeing at this time. Hand hygiene remains important. Wash your hands in warm soapy water for at least 20 seconds before preparing recipes, after preparation and before eating. Take care and stay safe and healthy!
About Us
The hardworking Loo family have been in the fruit shop business in Mt Eden for more than sixty years. Sadly, Mr K.C. Loo (pictured), an icon of Mt Eden, passed away on 10 October 2016. However, his legacy lives on via the family fruit shop.
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, we have adjusted our trading hours to the following:
Daily: 9am - 6pm
Exceptions: Good Friday (we are closed)
Anzac Day morning (we are open 1-6pm)
Christmas Day (we are closed)
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Read About Us Here:
Eileen Loo and Five Ways New Zealand Has Changed Beyond Recognition ... And For the Better (Stuff, 28/10/18)
Brendan Loo and his Fundraising Stand at K.C. Loo's (Good Sorts, 25/3/18)
Eileen Loo and The Fruits of Our Labours: Chinese Fruit Shops in NZ (Newshub, 24/02/18)
Auckland's Oldest Shops: K.C. Loo Fruit Centre (NZ Herald, 11/09/16)
A Love Letter to Mt Eden (Stuff, 16/03/17)
Migrant's Long Road to New Zealand (Central Leader, 10/10/14)
Please see article opposite (double click image to view)
Fare Go (The Aucklander, 11/08/11)
Working Lives - 100 Hours a Week (Next Magazine, 02/96)
Please see article opposite (double click image to view)
Check what's in season and get facts, recipes and nutritional information at www.5aday.co.nz and www.vegetables.co.nz
K.C. Loo's trademark sign.
A glimpse of our fruit selection.
Our fruit aisle.
Outside view of some in-season specials.
K.C. Loo's distinctive blue marble wall makes it easy to spot.
K.C. Loo as seen from the Mt Eden Village intersection.
Our ground vegetables are found opposite our fruits.
Our leaf vegetables are found in the chiller.