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16.07.10: BONSOY IS BACK
The original soy milk is back!
Created by Japanese soy masters using traditional recipes perfected over centuries. Bonsoy can be enjoyed hot or cold, it is perfect for cooking and baking and is a great dairy alternative.
The original and the best.
Bonsoy is available in 6x1lt packs.
Pricelist Category: DAIRY & DAIRY ALTERNATIVE DRINKS
For more information on Bonsoy take a look at the website www.bonsoy.com
We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused while Bonsoy has been temporarily unavailable.
29.06.10: Sustainable Foods Summit 2010
Community recently attended the Sustainability summit, organised and hosted by Organic – Market Info.
Amsterdam, 10-11 June
Over 140 delegates attended the intense 2 day conference where diverse views and opinions where heard about how to tackle this complicated but essential issue.
What became clear was that the message of organizing a business to operate in a sustainable fashion was starting to get through at both industry and government levels and this was driven by two factors: First, it makes economic sense to operate sustainably and secondly, long term, there was no other option than to operate sustainably. All pretty obvious to the better informed in the audience, but the understanding of what is and is not sustainable and how to go about it became less clear.
Paul Moore, Marketing Director at Community comments - “The danger is that becoming a truly sustainable business that operates within the confines of a financial and ecological cycle is not easy. Rather than tackling the issues directly, there is a worry that business will choose to “offset” their problems so they do not need to alter their own behavior or adopt half baked technologies that claim to solve single issues. This will in fact create other, more complicated problems elsewhere down the line – such as adopting GM or opting for “degradable” plastics.”
Encouragingly, however, it does appear that the Organic Movement is capable of meeting the challenge and if industry chooses to adopt new “agro-ecological” farming techniques, such as organic, then the future is not as bleak as painted by the skeptics and malcontents.
For more information about the Summit and for details on next years activities please visit www.sustainablefoodssummit.com
17.06.10: ETHLETIC Fairtrade Footballs Fly Straight
- Unlike the Jabulani which is 'more like a balloon than a football'!
May 2010:
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa has so far been a rather lacklustre affair with the lowest rate of goals scored in any World Cup to date and the primary reason being identified by players and coaches is the ball it’s self.
England coach Fabio Capello branded the Jabulani as the “worst ball I have seen in my life…It is terrible for the players and it is terrible for the keepers. When you try to switch the ball with long passes it is really difficult to understand where it is going to go” he went on to say (on BBC Radio 5 live) "But the really big problem is that sometimes this ball is impossible to control."
The reason why the Jabulani has different flight and control characteristics to balls most players are familiar with is that it is not a hand stitched football, as are those used in the Premiership and most other leagues world-wide, but is thermo bonded in a patented technical process that only Adidas can perform. This patented process has created the ‘smoothest ball ever’ which might explain why it appears to fly more like a balloon than a football. With the chorus of complaints getting louder by the day this seems like a good time to re-iterate that the best quality footballs are hand stitched in Sialkot, Pakistan, which has decades of experience in manufacturing quality footballs that professionals the world over are familiar with playing with.
ETHLETIC Fairtrade footballs are not only hand stitched to the highest standards but guarantee a better deal for football stitchers making the best quality and ethical choice for professionals and amateurs. We will be sending Mr Capelo a few samples to confirm that hand stitched balls will always out perform a thermo bonded football.
We should clarify that some players have come out strongly in favour of the Jubalani, not least Kaka himself, by a complete coincidence the Brazilian superstar has a long standing sponsorship arrangement with… Adidas.
Report by James Lloyd
17.06.10: People Power is the word on the street!
The UK’s first independent volunteering supermarket opened in London’s Great Ormond Street area on Saturday 12th June 10.
The People’s Supermarket has a novel ethos in the normally cut-throat food business world. Volunteers work for free for 4 hours per month to receive 10% off everything in the store. As a result of lowered staff costs, prices remain low but morale stays high – as, in the co-operative vein, staff get a say in how the business is run.
Samples from suppliers of fresh milk, chutneys, ice-cream, bread and coffee were doled out to grateful customers on Saturday, to trigger the taste buds and get people chatting. Community were there to test Thursday Cottage jam and Whole Earth peanut butter crackers on a rather unsuspecting public, but most of whom loved the combination!
Channel 4 were with us the whole day, interviewing former chef Arthur Potts Dawson and other key figures in the scheme. The mayor of Camden and his wife were also there to show their support. Community look forward to establishing a close relationship with this exciting new movement in community-based retail!
Check the link www.peoplessupermarket.org for more information.
Report by Anna Harris.
Rosie Millard of the Daily Telegraph, reported on the People's Supermarket back in May, here's what she had to say click here
16.06.10: Another great success at this year's Allergy Show
The 2010 show was a fantastic event with over 8,000 visitors over 21-23 May.
Community Foods recently hosted another brilliant stall at the Allergy Show, in London’s Olympia. Thousands of people looking to buy products and receive advice on allergy-conscious food visited, despite the glorious weather outside!
Community had many Orgran goodies, with old favourites and new products sparking great interest on sale. Bestsellers included Chocolate and Vanilla Outback Animal Biscuits, Buckwheat, Quinoa and Toasted Corn Crispibreads and Chocolate and Vanilla Cake Mix. Customers enjoyed a number of great deals (Crazy Jack’s soft eating fruits just flew out!) almost as much as we enjoyed meeting them all. Most said how much they loved our products and found Orgran their favourite gluten, wheat, dairy, egg, yeast, soy, GMO, nut free and vegan brand (phew!). Many thanks to the Community team, Peter, Jan and Anna for making it such a huge success. Look out for our stand at next year's show.
For more information about the show, take a look at the Allergy Show Website Featuring comments from our very own Peter Young, Sales Manager.
If you are interested in stocking the Orgran and Crazy Jack range, our sales team are happy to offer range advice and prices, call them on 020 8208 2966 or email sales@communityfoods.co.uk
For Community consumer and trade show listings, please visit our events page
11.06.10: Fairtrade Labelling Organisations Press Release
FLO commends ILRF for its report on the situation of workers in the sports ball industry
June 10
Fairtrade Labelling Organisations (FLO) have taken recent allegations of labour violations at Fairtrade certified sports ball manufacturers very seriously. Claims made by the ILRF International Labor Rights Forum cite poor working conditions in factories in Pakistan. To read the full FLO report please download the press release below.
Community Foods can assure all customers that Fair Deal Trading prides itself on being an importer of fairly traded footballs.
Download our Press Release (102Kb PDF).
03.06.10: How to have an ethical barbecue with 'If You Care'
Brits had 120 million barbecues last year, making us the barbecue capital of Europe, according to the National Barbecue Association. Rebecca Seal from The Guardian explores how alfresco eating can be made more ethical - from making your own barbecue and buying British lumpwood charcoal. The article features our very own 'If You Care' brand, with the following comments:
"Start your barbecue using twists of rolled-up newspaper, with the charcoal stacked on top, or natural firelighters such as those from If You Care, which are made from wood and vegetable oils."
If You Care Firelighters are available in two case sizes 12x28 pieces and 12x72 pieces. For more information about our top selling firelighters and the entire IF YOU CARE range, featuring Baking Paper, Recycled Foil and Baking Cups visit the If You Care website www.ifyoucare.com
To read the article in full, click here
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