COUNTDOWN favourite Richard Whiteley swapped conundrums and chatted with shoppers at a revamped York supermarket.

Acomb's Safeway Supermarket enlisted the help of the popular quizmaster to launch a new range of fresh international food products.

Fresh To Go will include over-the-counter southern fried chicken cooked in front of you, stone-baked pizzas and a salad bar.

The store has been decorated in Mediterranean colours and the staff have a new uniform.

Store manager Steve Jackson said: "Safeway is delivering a supreme fresh experience in York."

Updated: 10:35 Thursday, December 13, 2001