October 2, 2015 — Co-op
Are you buying British?
Yorkshire likes their meat…. Kent likes their pies… and Cheshire likes their sandwiches. Just a few of the findings that show which areas of Britain buy the most of our British produce.
Celebrating British Food Fortnight (19 September-4 October), we took a look across our wide range of Co-op branded British produce and looked at which county buys the most. Click on the image to open a full size version.
We know our members and customers have more confidence in British sourced food and we’re proud to support this with British sourcing helping our drive for own-brand quality.
Did you know…
- We trade with almost 2,000 UK farms and over 550 UK suppliers
- 100% of our fresh British beef, chicken, ham, pork, sausages, duck, turkey and milk is British
- We use British meat in all chilled ready meals, pies and sandwiches
- When in season, we have 100% British potatoes, carrots, cabbage, swede, onions and parsnips
Where is the Cornish, Scottish and Welsh produce I wonder?