Have you ever wondered how cold a Woolies food aisle really is?

Have you ever wondered how cold a Woolies food aisle really is?

Woolworths is notoriously known for its cold temperatures, but a new study finds it might not be as cold as people think...

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Sometimes it might feel like you need a full winter outfit as you enter the arctic temperatures of one of the most well-known food retailers in South Africa. 

Woolworths is notoriously known for its cold temperatures, but a new study found that it might not be as cold as you think - and one retailer might even be colder!

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Business Insider South Africa ran a study to measure the temperatures of three major retailers' fresh food sections. 

The study found that Pick n Pay's fresh food section came in as the coldest of the three chains, at 18.3°C. Woolworths was a tiny bit warmer, at 18.33°C, and Checkers came in at 18.45°C. 

According to Business Insider, there is a consensus that the average room temperature in South Africa is 22°C, but in order to keep cold food fresh, retailers have to keep it below that. 

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Considering that the temperatures were only taken at the fresh food sections of these retailers, we still argue that Woolies has colder shops as a whole. 

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