Freshco was last seen on our screens in 2011. Notable storylines involving Freshco's were Linda Sykes brother Sean and his mate Lenny Larkin holding Curly Watts, Mike Baldwin, Alma, Ken Barlow, Fred Elliott and Ashley Peacock hostage in an armed raid in October 2000 . In 2014, Deirdre Barlow mentioned that the Frescho aisles had been narrowed and there had been more self-service checkouts.