This privacy policy sets out how we uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- name and job title
- contact information including email address
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
- other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
- if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
Buying local reduces emissions and supports the local economy. Environmental sustainability aside, buying local supports the community. Every dollar spent results in up to twice the income for local business owners. Studies have found that the food bought from these businesses are usually healthier, with fewer pesticides or added hormones3. There’s more. Nearly 250,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases are attributed to imported food, due to the energy needed to power trains, ships, planes, and trucks. Smaller produce growers also use land more effectively and often have more sustainable growing practices. These practices might include no-dig plots and manual rather than automated machinery, which reduce carbon emissions3. 
Meat-free alternatives can be delicious and healthy. Science tells us that we should all be eating more plants and less meat. The meat and dairy industry alone used a third of the planet’s fresh water. A quarter pound hamburger takes 1,741 litres of water to produce, and one litre of milk requires 1,000 litres of water4. Animal agriculture also contributes 18% of all greenhouse gases: if every person ate one serve of chicken less each week, the reduced carbon emissions would be the same as taking 500,000 cars off the road4. Add in factors such as species extinction, more efficient land use, waste, and deforestation, and why wouldn’t you be encouraging people to eat less meat when they buy from you? We’ve moved past the days when a plant-based alternative was akin to eating the sole of your shoe. Many tasty, nutritious options are in the supermarkets, and the price difference between them and the meat option is steadily decreasing. If you are providing meat-free fare though, make sure you check the ingredients. Just because it is plant-based does not necessarily mean it is healthier, and in fact plant-based foods can be more heavily processed, with a whole bunch of ingredients that you don’t really want to be eating. Look for the whole foods, and your customers will be thanking you for helping them eat sustainably and healthily. 
If bringing a reusable cup is seen as the new norm, it encourages a change in habit. We’ve probably all seen it: $4.20 for a coffee, but $3.70 if you have your own cup. Or food container or carry bag. A discount designed to encourage sustainability. And yet, most customers still turn up empty-handed, happy to pay the ‘regular’ price for their coffee. But what if it wasn’t the regular price? Consider if, instead, the story went: $3.70 for a coffee, an extra 50c if you don’t have a reusable cup. Suddenly, a disposable cup doesn’t cost the ‘regular’ price. Instead of merely ticking the boxes on ‘sustainable’ and ‘aware’, you’re actively forcing customers to consider how much they are willing to pay for their convenience. The same way the supermarkets did in 2018 when they started charging for plastic bags. People complained. Then they adapted. All this sounds great … 
Sustainability needs to be a core value in business. But if you don’t advertise what you’re doing, it won’t help your business – and if it doesn’t help your business, it won’t have any far-reaching impact. So promote it! Customers want to feel they are supporting businesses with a conscience. And if you’re reading this post, then you’ve got one. So make a change, and let your competitors know that if they want to stay in business, then they’d better do the same. References 1. https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/beach-clean-up 2. http://oceancrusaders.org/plastic-crusades/plastic-statistics/ 3. https://www.well.org/conscious-consumers/10-advantages-of-buying-local/ 4. https://www.richroll.com/blog/10-reasons-to-consider-a-plant-based-diet/
