Canadian fast-food chain Freshii will open its first Australian outlet at the Perth food court in Carillon City.

The retailer has already secured a seven-year lease for the space at the retail complex. The lease was negotiated by CBRE’s Craig Olde and Richard Cash on behalf of Carillon City co-owners Hawaiian and Brookfield.

Olde said Freshii will be introducing “an exciting food option to the area”.

“The Freshii brand represents a new era of main stream perception around convenience food, contradicting the historic view that food served quickly was by nature unhealthy,” Olde said.

“The brand sprang to notoriety in the USA when the founder boldly and publicly published an open letter to McDonalds offering an open partnership trial at no cost – which Freshii claimed would increase the turnover of McDonalds with no expense or effort. The global fast food giant has to date been silent in direct response to the perpetual standing offer, however has since adopted a distinctly healthier strategy.”

Carillon City is the largest CBD retail asset in Perth, and the only major centre with both Murray Street Mall and Hay Street Mall frontages.

The deal comes shortly after the opening of Hype DC on the Murray Street Mall frontage of the centre, and follows the recent listing of Carillon City for sale.

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