Presto (UK supermarket)

Presto Foodmarkets was a chain of supermarkets and convenience stores in Great Britain, which first appeared in the early 1960s.The company was established in 1967, opening stores the north of England and in Scotland in the early 1960s where its primary base remained but for some years Presto did have a nationwide presence.According to the Institute of Grocery Distribution the name derives from the town of Prestonpans, the location in which the first Presto store was opened.[6] To complement the new slogan, a new logo was also launched featuring yellow, blue and red as well as, for a short time, a shopping basket.In 1986, the conversion programme was complete and Argyll was set for expansion and new Presto regional distribution centres in Bristol, Wakefield, Bathgate and Welwyn Garden City were planned.
Presto Food Market, Cheltenham, 1982
The old Liptons, Galbraith, Templeton and Presto logos
A former Presto store in Cornhill, Aberdeen. The tiles behind the counter are a clear remnant of the store's Presto era
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