Supermarket Question

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Hi all
Lately I been thinking about Supermarkets as A brand that does not waste food , Pays or is fair with its trade or ethical etc etc
Does anyone take these into account before shopping with them ?
If so who is your go to supermarket?
Lately I been thinking about Supermarkets as A brand that does not waste food , Pays or is fair with its trade or ethical etc etc
Does anyone take these into account before shopping with them ?
If so who is your go to supermarket?
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For more locally sourced food, you can be better off with a butcher/grocer than a supermarket. There are lots more zero waste 'bring your own container' shops popping up. Some supermarkets pay more to their staff than others - that's easy to look up from job listings.
You can research whichever points you feel are most important and pick from the big names, or look for a good shop or two locally to you, but an 'ethical' nationwide supermarket doesn't exist.
Mostly I look at the meat and fish to see how local it is and if it's "red tractor" or similar. But I'd prefer to buy less or pay more at a local butcher or fish monger where I can trust the quality. I've been tricked a few times into "buying British" only to discover in the fine print that this can mean merely "packed in Britain". Once it was pork, reared in China, butchered somewhere en route, further processed in the EU but labelled British as it was finished and packaged up in the UK.
2023 £1 a day £54.26/365
Ultimately no system is perfect, and its the independents that have less of a damaging footprint. However this is a moneysaving website and I personally hate spending money on food.
So much to read, so little time.
I guess my line of thought is contradictory . Am thinking use supermarket that provides rewards or vouchers so I can save money but also have a vision or some form of ethical standards.
but I understand this may not be necessary possible. From what am reading.
- making use off food in sustainable way rather than wasting it
- The money they earn or have is used either for charity or community
- This one I have feeling no supermarket does ( buy supplies or fresh food but the supermarket actually supports the trade or farmers etc but I still get the feeling they all pay like 10p to poor suppliers to get what they need out of them.
As mentioned. Option is to buy from butcher or grocer - which I do to most extent due to service availability
From abit research I done . Iceland seems good with what they have vision wise and it don’t seem like they waste food . But more information digging i might do
@Rosa_Damascena I will give that book a swirl but it feels like I might be in for alot shocks lol
I think what my concern is from something I came across on discovery and Google. Some supermarket or companies may support violence or drugs etc which I hope is not true but sadly I reckon it is
On side note - I once heard a supermarket was ok with chicken or fruit or vegetables not been looked after or grown naturally but using genetic based or using nasty chemical to make them bigger or more juicy
sorry I really ranted on
thanks all
So much to read, so little time.