Thornton’s Budgens launches new environmentally friendly ‘unpackaged’ range
The launch of Thornton Budgens new "Unpackaged" range at its Belsize Park store on Wednesday October 23. Photo: Isabel Infantes - Credit: Isabel Infantes
Thornton’s Budgens in Belsize Park has launched what it believes is the largest “unpackaged” range of groceries in a British supermarket.
The launch of Thornton Budgens new "Unpackaged" range at its Belsize Park store on Wednesday October 23. Photo: Isabel Infantes - Credit: Isabel Infantes
The shop, in Haverstock Hill, will enable customers to buy their milk, granola, water, juice to put in their own containers and take home after paying.
It will also have the UK's first ever peanut butter machine in a supermarket. Shoppers can now make their own to fill their own jar with and take home. It is also selling containers.
In total there is 200 products in the range. It is being produced in collaboration with the A Plastic Planet group.
The new range was launched at midday by actress Dame Janet Suzman.
A new machine allowing you to make your own peanut butter at the Thornton's Budgens supermarket in Belsize Park. Picture: Isabel Infantes - Credit: Isabel Infantes
According to founder, Andrew Thornton, it was the obvious move for the store. It brought in a plastic-free range of 1,800 products last year.
He said: "It was the next logical step after going plastic-free. It is an easy way to cut down on it, and we've been encouraging customers to bring containers. We've converted as many as we can."
Most Read
- 1 Fans pray for Bosco 'and his big stick' as he goes into surgery
- 2 Family pay tribute to schoolgirl at West Hampstead bridge restoration
- 3 Covid admissions on the rise at north London hospitals
- 4 Alleged stalker sent '1,000 emails in a month’ to The Crown star Claire Foy
- 5 Crouch End Festival: 'Back with a bang bigger than ever'
- 6 Fences and padlocks at Primrose Hill once again
- 7 Golders Green school hosts reunion ahead of closure
- 8 Royal Free denies allowing Tory MP to influence medical decision
- 9 Bow Lock murder defendants blame each other for fatal attack
- 10 Chalcots: Camden Council lawsuit ran up £6m legal bill in under three years
Mr Thornton, 55, who lives in Highgate said: "We have got a crisis with the climate. The first report was published 50 years ago and people are now only realising the impacts."
