The Co-operative 1% fat milk
If you're trying to cut down on fat, one of the simplest ways is to try a lower fat milk such as skimmed, or semi-skimmed... more
The Co-operative at the BBC Good Food Show
The Co-operative showed off a selection of its stunning South African wines at the recent BBC Good Food Show Summer. Visitors to the show were treated to ... more
Co-operative double at grocer gold awards
The Co-operative Group has picked up two awards at the prestigious Grocer Gold Awards, which recognise the best of the best in the grocery industry ... more
Peach of an idea to cut food waste
The Co-operative Group is to become the first retailer in the UK to include storage instructions for fruit and vegetables on its fresh produce bags, to help tackle the growing problem of household ... more
The Co-operative does the double at Produce Awards
The Co-operative became the first UK retailer to win both the main title of Overall Produce Trader of the Year award and the Multiple Retailer of the Year accolade at Fresh Produce Journal’s Re:fresh awards ... more
The Co-operative Group is the one the watch say retail experts
Retail analysis experts IGD have singled out The Co-operative Group as one of its “10 to watch” during 2009 ... more
Co-operative store scoops national award.
The Co-operative Food store in Clipstone has won a top retail award. It has been named Best Multiple Convenience Store ... more
The Co-operative switches vodka bottles from glass to plastic
The Co-operative Group is switching its own-brand 35cl vodka bottle from glass to plastic, to reduce its impact on the environment ... more
The Co-operative launches world's first fairly traded charcoal
The Co-operative will achieve yet another ethical first by introducing the world’s first fairly-traded charcoal, working in partnership with Traidcraft ... more
The Co-operative adds premium apple juice to its ‘Grown By Us' range
The Co-operative has launched a new premium apple juice made from Cox’s apples grown on its farm in Herefordshire... more
The Co-operative Group completes its acquisition of Somerfield
The Co-operative Group, the UK’s largest mutual retailer, has completed its £1.565bn acquisition of the Somerfield supermarket chain... more
The Co-operative backing Fairtrade Fortnight
The Co-operative Group is supporting this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight with a series of initiatives, as well as savings of up to 20 per cent on selected Fairtrade products... more
The Co-operative prohibits eight pesticides as part of Radical new
'Plan Bee'
The Co-operative today (28 January) became the first UK retailer to prohibit the use of a group of eight pesticides as part of a radical new ten-point plan designed to help reverse the worrying decline in the British honeybee population ... more
Make healthier choices with The Co-operative
The Co-operative Group, the UK’s largest convenience store retailer, is launching a major campaign to encourage people to eat more healthily throughout 2009 ... more
The Co-operative rolls out higher-welfare pork
From 5 January 2009, all The Co-operative’s own-brand premium Truly Irresistible pork, bacon and sausage ranges will be made using Freedom Food-accredited outdoor reared Hampshire breed pork ...
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The Co-operative to cut plastic bag use by 50%
The Co-operative Group has pledged to cut single-use plastic carrier bag usage by 50% by spring 2009 ...
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The Co-operative meets refit target
The Co-operative Group has met the ambitious target it set itself for 700 food store refits during 2008 ...
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The Co-operative sells condoms to help fund HIV and Aids awareness projects in Africa
The Co-operative, the UK’s most ethical brand*, is the first high-street retailer to sell the ethical One condoms ... more
Fairtrade cotton wool range
The Co-operative has become the first retailer to convert its entire own-brand cotton wool range (which includes baby and skincare products) to Fairtrade ... more
Truly Irresistable Indian cooking sauces
The Co-operative has enlisted the culinary skills of famous Bradford-based Indian restaurant, Mumtaz, to produce three delicious and authentic new Indian cooking sauces for its premium Truly Irresistible range ... more
Award winning wines
Several exclusive and own-brand Co-operative wines have received recognition at the Decanter World Wine awards...more
Press coverage for our Fairtrade wines
Two of our Fairtrade wines have received some fabulous coverage in the February editions of Olive magazine and Good Food Magazine...more
Awards triumph for Fairtrade wines
The Co-opertive's Fairtrade wine range has scooped four out of eight awards at the Fairtrade Wine Committee's annual wine tasting event...more