The Geography of Supermarkets in Cape Town: Supermarket Expansion and Food Access

Governance Arrangements for the Future Food System: Addressing Complexity in South Africa

“…Supermarkets can be seen to both enable and constrain food security outcomes within the food system. However, the role of supermarkets to provide affordable, but nutritionally poor foods in low-income areas may accelerate the nutrition transition whilst not necessarily addressing nutri-tion insecurity (Battersby and Peyton, 2014). Recent case studies have shown an increased consumption of 'fast food,' defined by Feeley et al (2009) as "convenience foods obtained from take-away vendors", and usually characterised as energy dense, low in micronutrients and fibre and high in simple sugars and salt.…”

Planning for food secure cities: Measuring the influence of infrastructure and income on household food security in Southern African cities

“…For example, Battersby and Crush (2014) demonstrate that in Cape Town many poor urban communities are a significant distance from supermarkets and effectively live in 'food deserts'. Furthermore, the lack of high quality and affordable food outlets leads to a reliance on cheaper, nutrient-poor foods, which are in turn an important factor in the rise of obesity and malnutrition amongst poor urban communities (Battersby and Peyton, 2014;Frayne et al, 2014). This discussion demonstrates that the development of urban infrastructure to support urban household food security is a multi-dimensional challenge which needs to be addressed (Steel, 2008;McLachlan and Garrett, 2008;Crush and Caesar, 2014).…”

Food Purchasing Characteristics and Perceptions of Neighborhood Food Environment of South Africans Living in Low-, Middle- and High-Socioeconomic Neighborhoods

“…There has however been a rapid expansion of supermarkets over the last decades and supermarkets have become a primary source for food shopping, accounting for more than 50% of food sales in South Africa [12,13]. Furthermore, most people in urban areas purchase their food items from supermarkets [14][15][16]. For instance, more than 90% of the population in Cape Town shop in supermarkets [17,18].…”