Bargain Brand Food Outlet: Newquay shop where almost everything costs 25p or less
Shop stocked with items supermarkets have turned down.
Never mind the £1 shop, shoppers in Cornwall can take advantage of a store where almost everything is 25p or less.
The Bargain Brand Food Outlet, dubbed a ‘social supermarket’, sells essential items which are nearing their sell-by date. It’s not just tinned food either; the supermarket also sells fresh meat, dairy and even hair dye.
Credit: Bargain Brand Food Outlet Newquay (Facebook)
Charlotte Danks, 20, opened up shop in Newquay five months ago, with most of her stock coming in from distribution centres in Essex and Bristol, transported in her second-hand Transit van.
Credit: Bargain Brand Food Outlet Newquay (Facebook)
Supermarkets choose not to sell the stock due to manufacturing defects like damaged packaging or incorrect labels. Danks takes it to stop it from going to landfill.
Credit: Bargain Brand Food Outlet Newquay (Facebook)
Check out some of the bargains available:
Knorr Bolognese pasta meal (170g): 25p
El Paso fajita kits: 50p
Kallo rice cakes (133g):25p
Rowntree’s Randoms (50g): 25p
Mini Cheddars (50g):10p
Kellogg’s Coco Pops cereal bar (20g): 10p
The most expensive item is a tub of curry powder at £2.50.
Following the success of the Newquay store, Danks is planning to open up two more stores in Austell and Penzance, with the hope of rolling it out nationwide.
What’s the difference between 'sell by' and 'use by' dates?
Non-dangerous food is food which may have passed its sell-by date, but is still safe to eat. It’s important to know that sell-by dates are only really for the supermarkets’ benefit anyway.
'Best before' products are more about quality over safety, so they’re generally fine to eat after the date has passed. It just won’t have the same flavour or texture.
But you do need to take notice of foods with a ‘use-by date’ as the food might not be safe to eat after that date. You’ll normally find a use-by date on perishable goods such as meat and ready-prepared salads.
Be wary of ‘reduced sugar’ jams as their lower sugar content makes them more prone to mould. If it does go mouldy, scrape a few centimetres off the top and it should be fine to eat.
Make sure you avoid soft cheeses like brie and camembert as the mould which develops on them is more likely to harm you. Similarly, slimy vegetables and mouldy nuts and seeds can be really harmful (or at least leave you with a nasty tummy ache).
Meat (except salami and similar cured hams) can grow bad bacteria, so watch out for that too.
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