Roelf Vos (1921 – 2 December 1992) was a Dutch Australian businessman who established a supermarket chain carrying his name initially in Launceston, and later throughout northern Tasmania. The equivalent in the south of the state was Purity Supermarkets established by Engel Sypkes.
Early life
Born and raised in the Netherlands, Vos was involved in the Dutch resistance during the Second World War. He migrated with his wife and children to Australia in 1951 where he initially worked as a labourer on a wage of $19.
Career
In 1954, he opened a gift store in Deloraine followed shortly afterwards by another in George Town. Around 1958, he rented a small shop in Launceston,