The private schools in South Africa where Woolworths makes their tuckshop food
Springfield Convent and Curro Century City in Cape Town are two private schools in the country that have partnered with Woolworths Foods at their tuckshops, operated only by Woolworths staff.
The South African grocery retailer, which promises 100% non-genetically modified (GMO) food in its private-label products, currently sells its products at two private school tuckshops in Cape Town.
“Woolworths is committed to supporting learners with thoughtful everyday choices, reinforcing a positive relationship with food from a young age and setting a higher standard for school tuck shop offerings,” said Woolworths.
Springfield Convent in Wynberg was the first school to partner with Woolworths, opening its Woolworths tuckshop in 2023, which was converted from a shipping container.
On Monday, 26 January 2026, Curro Century City in Cape Town became the second school in the country to partner with Woolworths Foods at its tuckshop.
The new Woolworths tuckshop at Curro is a cashless facility that requires learners to pay with bank cards or the Karri App, which allows parents to track their child’s spending and plan meals in advance.
The Karri app, which launched in 2024, is a payments app aimed at eliminating cash in schools. It notifies learners’ parents and enables instant school payments. The app partners with over 1500 private and public schools nationwide.
Both Woolworths tuckshops are cashless, and learners can view the Woolworths tuckshop menu on the Karri App.
Parents are able to load a maximum of R25,000 onto the Karri App – that’s equivalent to 357 Chicken and Bacon sandwiches from Woolworths.
Curro explained that the reason for the move was to offer its learners healthy, high-quality food in portions and at prices that are appropriate and targeted to their age group.
Curro Holdings was founded in 1998 by Chris van der Merwe with only 28 students in a Durbanville church. It has since expanded into Southern Africa’s biggest private education provider, now featuring more than 180 schools and over 70,000 students.
Curro Holdings operates 36 schools in the Western Cape, including pre-primary, primary, and high schools. Three of these are located on the Century City campus.
Woolworths has said that it is not immune to future opportunities; however, the retailer has not announced any concrete plans to expand its Woolworths tuckshops.
“We remain committed to testing and learning from our two existing tuckshops and look forward to improving and refining our offering as we go,” Woolworths told BusinessTech.
Woolworths earnings
In a recent trading statement, Woolworths said it expects earnings per share to drop by 35.0% to 30.0%, to a range of 159.5 to 171.8 cents per share.
This decline results from including the profit from the sale of the Bourke Street property in Melbourne in the previous period.
In the 2025 financial year, Woolworths sold the property for A$223.5 million – about R2.5 billion, recognising a profit of R792 million.
Excluding this sale, the company expects headline earnings per share to rise by 7.0% to 12.0%, reaching a range of 163.5 to 171.1 cents per share.
Woolworths South Africa achieved impressive turnover and concession sales growth of 6.8% for the period, even amidst low consumer confidence.
The Food division continued to perform well, reporting turnover and concession sales growth of 7.0% and 5.2% on a comparable-store basis.
The Food sector experienced consistent month-on-month gains in market share and positive underlying volume growth, thanks to ongoing investments in enhancing its premium food offerings and overall customer experience.
Additionally, revenue from Woolies Dash surged by 23.0%, with the online channel now contributing 7.2% to SA Food sales. The net trading space also expanded by 4.3% (weighted basis: 1.8%) compared to the previous period.
In 2025, Woolworths launched its 100th Foodstop and announced a trial of new “after dark” delivery services via Uber Eats, in collaboration with Engen Quickshop.
Customers in South Africa can order Woolworths products from Woolworths Foodstops at Engen via the Uber Eats app.
This service enables them to access selected Woolworths items well beyond standard delivery hours, with orders accepted until midnight.
In 2025, the group noted that nearly 20% of sales from participating Woolworths Foodstops were driven by Woollies After Dark.
Woolies tuckshop – Springfield Convent
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