Fat Cat hits the South West to raise money for Telethon at grand opening of the Bunbury Spudshed

The grocery store aisles were packed this week as Fat Cat and the Spud King walked through Bunbury’s newest supermarket.

Fat Cat hit the South West last week to raise money for Telethon alongside Tony Galati at the grand opening of the Bunbury Spudshed.

Opening it’s doors on May 29, the new store saw hundreds of shopping make their way down the aisles to browse the selections while the crowds outside enjoyed sausage sizzles and selfies drumming up donations for Telethon.

The new store is set to deliver farm-fresh produce straight from Galati family farms to Bunbury, open 24/7.

Founder of Spudshed and potato monarch Tony Galati said the opening went “really well” and likely raised thousands for Telethon, with past store openings often raising more than $40,000.

“We always try our best,” Mr Galati said.

“We support telethon every year, and what we have done here is provided a bag of potatoes — four kilos for a dollar — and all the proceeds go to telethon.”

Mr Galati said he was happy to be part of Bunbury and proud of the staff who have set up the colossal new store.

“The people at the out here are great,” he said.

“I’d like to thank all the people from Bunbury that have come down to support us, and we’ll be open 24 hours from now on and have these great specials to make food affordable.”