Category Archives: Food Retail News

Photo opportunity Sunday 26 May (suggested time midday-1.30pm)

The Southern Co-operative store team in Emsworth is inviting residents, friends and family to join them for a free community family sports and fun day this Sunday 26 May. The day will launch the store’s 2013 Community Support Card scheme to raise £15,000 for local good causes; Innovations Fitness FitBeat and Emsworth Baptist Church Trust.

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The Southern Co-operative store in Westbourne near Emsworth has launched its Community Support Card scheme for 2013, with the goal of donating up to £10,000 to two local good causes.

The Good Companions Club for over 55s could benefit from up to £2500 from the scheme, and Westbourne Primary school is set to receive up to £7,500. The Community Support Card (CSC) scheme is run in selected TSC stores across the south, and relies on the backing of customers but without costing them anything. Free CSC cards are given to customers wanting to support the fundraising who then have them swiped each time they shop. The more people who use the card, the quicker funds are donated by The Southern Co-operative.

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Laura Ridley, a customer service assistant at The Southern Co-operative store in Haywards Heath, has braved a head shave to raise over £345 in aid of Cancer Research.

Laura, aged 27, said: “My mum was recently diagnosed with bone cancer so I wanted to do this to raise awareness of, and funds for, Cancer Research. Bone cancer can’t be cured but it can be managed, so hopefully by doing this I will help to save someone else’s mum.” Laura has worked at The Southern Co-operative store for 4 years.

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Local food lovers have the chance to win a luxury hamper filled with local produce from The Southern Co-operative, in celebration of July’s Hampshire Food Festival.

The Southern Co-operative (TSC) stocks around 450 lines of Hampshire food and drink in 15 co-operative food stores across Hampshire.  TSC’s Local Flavours Category Manager, Kate Hibbert, explained: “As a co-operative, working with local food producers is part of our business ethos to support the communities in which we trade. Giving local food producers a route to market every day of the week in our stores is another way we can put something back into Hampshire’s economy.” The Southern Co-operative also backs the food festival’s organisers Hampshire Fare as a corporate partner, and will be hosting Hampshire Food Festival events at its stores in Denmead, Romsey, Clanfield, Stockbridge, Wickham and Overton in July, for customers to sample its Local Flavours range and join in the foodie celebrations.

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The Southern Co-operative store team in Chobham is inviting residents, friends and family to join them for a free fun party this Sunday 12 May to launch its Community Support Card scheme to raise £10,000 for local good causes, Link Able and Surrey Search and Rescue.

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Laura Ridley, a customer service assistant at The Southern Co-operative store in Haywards Heath, is braving a head shave to be held at the store in aid of Cancer Research on Friday morning 10 May.

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