Supermarkets sell nearly all the food in the U.K. They have highly advanced systems of tweaking their prices to compete with each other, gain market share and expand their operations. Their highly sophisticated methods for maximizing profits often come with costs to suppliers who may get less and less for their products and consumers who can often end up with over-packaged, mediocre products that have been trucked from central warehouses where they have been sat losing nutrients for days, weeks and in the case of apples, sometimes up to an entire year.





The People’s Supermarket has other operating principles and by having close relationships with producers that are geographically nearby can offer fresh, local produce whilst supporting a healthier more sustainable economic model.





Arthur understands that “Food is a wonderful 'bringer' together of people.” The People’s Supermarket now functions as a local community hub where many people know each other and enjoy connection and events.





Arthur describes regular supermarket’s concept of - if you don’t sell it you throw it away - as “criminal.” This only makes sense if your business model is solely about maximising profit. Clearly from the point of view of our overworked farm land or the needs of people on low incomes with little access to healthy food it is a devastatingly missed opportunity. The People’s Kitchen is the next step - cooking up what would become food waste from his supermarket and serving up delicious food at a great and affordable price.

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