So, you ask, why should I be eating organic? Well, it’s not for us to say what you should eat – but we are an organic company for some very good reasons…..

Organic food is not only much tastier than conventional food (well, we think so), but it’s also much better for you, which is why we are on a mission to convert the world, one sandwich,                                         pie or tart at a time. 

We have long believed that organic is better for you, but up until recently there has been a lack of research showing exactly how good organic food is.

In October 2007, a study was released by the QLIF project (Quality Low Input Food) in partnership with Newcastle University. They are running a 4 year project that studies the differences and benefits

Read the full Sunday Times article here

For more information on all things organic visit the Soil Association website 

Organic food has been around for a very long time, although it had not always been called ‘organic’. Simply put, organic food is food grown or reared without the systematic use of most chemicals and artificial pesticides and fertilisers; so back in the time when the first ape stared walking upright and stuck a tomato seed in the ground to grow a new crop for next year, organic farming started!

In today’s terms, modern organic farming only permits, as a last resort, the use of seven naturally based chemicals such as sulphur, copper, soft soap and derris. Very few when compared to the 350 or so chemicals available (and routinely used) in non-organic farming! The animals are guaranteed a much higher quality of life when reared organically, as the rearing process is less intensive and gives much higher quality product. Animals are not routinely given antibiotics or other drugs, so that they develop their own naturally healthy immune system and must be kept in humane conditions, to the highest standards of animal welfare. Organic chickens and eggs are ALWAYS free range.

Organic farming cares for and nurtures the land and environment, rather than intensively farming and depleting it. Organic farming as we formally know it today originated in the early 20th Century and was pioneered by two key figures; Sir Albert Howard was one of the first pioneers and was instrumental in taking organic farming to the USA. Lady Eve Balfour, the co-founder and first president of the Soil Association was the leading light in the UK, and fundamentally involved in developing organic farming as a sustainable alternative to intensive and damaging non-organic methods.

We go on about organic a lot, but just in case you wanted to really be sure we thought we would give you proof that we are 100% certified organic We have a certificate from the Organic food Federation, which confirms that we comply with all of their standards.

As the largest organic sandwich manufacturer in the UK, we also belong to the British Sandwich Association.