We want everyone to use our 'very green grocery'
Summary
Changing Lives Together runs The Very Green Grocery in Crewe, selling surplus and short-date food items to the public for £7 per shop. The store helps reduce food waste by offering good quality food at lower costs, with customers often receiving goods worth £30-£35.Key Facts
- The Very Green Grocery sells surplus food, short-dated items, and damaged packaging foods that would otherwise be thrown away.
- Customers pay £7 to shop and can pick items across different food categories like fresh, canned, baked, and frozen goods.
- Most customers get a retail value of £30-£35 worth of food for their £7 payment.
- The grocery aims to reduce food waste by collecting unwanted food from retailers and redistributing it.
- The store currently opens two times a week but hopes to increase to five or six days as logistics improve.
- Changing Lives Together also operates similar grocery sites in Northwich and Winsford.
- Customers say the store helps them save money and reduces food going to landfill.
- The charity is expanding its network of food suppliers to increase the variety and availability of food.
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