Essential Trading is a Bristol worker co-operative established in 1971. At Essential we strive towards creating a truly ethical company, and believe this has a positive impact along the entire food chain. We wholesale, manufacture and distribute sustainable organic wholefoods across the UK and beyond. Over 6000 lines of healthy options, quality nutrition and products that all make a real difference.
... (tap for more)Wolfberry -commercially called goji berry - is the common name for the fruit of two very closely related species: Lycium barbarum (pinyin: Ningxia gouqi) and L. chinense (pinyin: gouqi), two species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae (which also includes the potato, tomato, aubergine, deadly nightshade, chili pepper, and tobacco). It is native to southeastern Europe and Asia. It is also known as Chinese wolfberry, goji berry, mede berry, barbary matrimony vine, bocksdorn, Duke of Argyll's tea tree, Murali (in India), red medlar or matrimony vine. Unrelated to the plant's geographic origin, the names Tibetan goji and Himalayan goji are in common use in the health food market for products from this plant. Goji Berries are reported to contain 18 Amino acids (six times higher than bee pollen), more Beta Carotene than carrots, more Iron than spinach, and 21 Trace Minerals. Goji Berries also contain Vitamin B1, B2, B6, and Vitamin E (rarely found in fruits). Goji berries are 13% protein! The Goji Berry also contains extremely high levels of antioxidants. It is possibly the highest antioxidant food on earth.
... (tap for more)All of us at Stroud Brewery have a concern about our impact on the planet and we strive in every way to make our business as sustainable as possible – financially, environmentally and socially.
... (tap for more)It's very important to us that every product is accompanied by appropriate organic certification. In this way you can be absolutely confident that anything you buy from us meets the necessary legal requirement to be called 'organic'. All Vintage Roots products are certified as Organic to the standards of the UK's Organic Food Federation. We believe in our range of organic wines and so does the wine trade. Over the last few years, Vintage Roots and our wines have won a large number of awards. Decanter, the leading wine magazine, voted Vintage Roots the Uk's best specialist merchant in 2008. In 2007 and 2008 one of our producers, Champagne Fleury won best biodynamic producer, and best young vintage Champagne in 2007, at the International Wine Challenge.
... (tap for more)Mrs Crimble's was set up over 25 years ago. Long before the days of celebrity chefs having their own product range, our 'Home Recipe Biscuits' were endorsed by Fanny Craddock - then known as the 'First Lady of Food' - who said, 'they're the very best'.
... (tap for more)We're a small company with big dreams. With a great breakfast inside us, we feel we can do just about anything: change the nation's eating habits, revolutionise farming and look sexy while line dancing.
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