Sourcing Local Food

This is our published Stock Procurement Policy:
Product range
·  There will be a good range of basic priced and branded goods.
·  The range will include healthy (low sugar, low salt) food and drink options.
·  Stock will include environmentally friendly products, organic and Fairtrade goods as part of the normal range.
Sourcing
·  Locally-grown foods and goods produced locally within a 15 mile radius will be stocked where possible, providing they are of comparable quality with goods from elsewhere, and no more than 2% higher in price. The purpose of this is to minimise transport, and maximise freshness, thus reducing the need for preservatives, and to support the local community.
·  Members are encouraged to recommend suppliers, but all contracts will be negotiated and completed by the members of the sub-committee on behalf of the company.
·  We will accept surplus produce from local gardeners providing it is of good quality and that they are registered with the Environmental Health department, at the discretion of the sub-committee.
·  Wherever possible, supplies will be obtained from organisations operating on principles consistent with ours i.e. not-for-profit, democratically run, community-focussed.
Currently we have the following in stock from local suppliers:
Milk, bread, organic and non-organic eggs, organic beef and lamb, sausages, cheeses, fruit and veg, jams, chutneys and marmalades, granola, ice cream, chocolates, fudge, a range of cakes and confectionery, greeting cards, and artwork. We are about to stock pork products from a local piggery. We also stock a wide range of goods from a local wholesale “cash and carry” which specialises in Welsh products, and Welsh gift items from another small local company.