Infinity Foods Shop & Bakery is well-regarded by our customers and the wider community for offering quality products. However, we often receive inquiries about why we don’t sell certain items. The reason is simple – those products don’t meet our strict sourcing criteria. In 2019, our Body Care team made a commitment to never knowingly…
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Co-operative Fortnight: Altogether Different
What is Co-op Fortnight? Originally launched in 2010, Co-op Fortnight has gone from strength to strength. Co-op Fortnight is organised by Co-operatives UK and is then brought to life through events and sharing stories about the power of co‑operation via social media. This year Infinity Foods and every other co-operative in the UK will…
Why is fruit and veg so expensive this year?
Since Brexit, the skilled seasonal fruit and vegetable pickers have found it very difficult and not being invited to come to the UK, which resulted in £60m worth of crops rotting in the ground due to a lack of workers according to the National Farmers Union. With last year’s waste, high energy bills and increasingly…
Quick Warm roasted fennel, lemon and walnut salad:
Wash and cut the fennel bulbs into quarters. Add garlic slices, a lemon cut into quarters and sliced the red onion, add olive oil Place all of them into an ovenproof dish and roast on 180 for half an hour. On a separate metal tray place your walnuts and toast for a few minutes, checking not…
braised fennel and leek crust pie
Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan)/390F/gas 6. Bash open the heads of garlic and remove the outer layers. Top and tail the fennel, remove the outer leaves if they are looking old (reserve the thick stalks for stocks or salads), then cut the bulbs in half and cut across into thick slices, no thicker…
Vegetarian week 15th – 21st May 2023
This week (15th – 21st May) is Vegetarian Week! And Infinity Foods has been a proud, committed vegetarian food shop since its inception in 1971, you may not be surprised to find out that we may be responsible for why the vegetarian diet is so popular today. Why we are vegetarian? The story of Infinity…
Home-made pizza recipe
Veggie Pizza Recipe, Add all the dry ingredients together in a bowl, add warm water and olive oil to the dry mix and stir either with dry, clean hands or a spoon. Once it’s starting to hold together more, tip it onto a dry clean surface and knead the dough for at least 10 mins…
What is “The Hungry Gap”?
What is the hungry gap? You might hear one of our members on veg say “We’re in the hungry gap at the moment.” But what exactly does that mean? Well, some of it’s to do with where we are on the planet and how the sun travels… but we won’t go into all the details…
May Day is for the Workers and the Morris dancers.
This Monday is a Bank Holiday – May Day. We’re open 9.30am to 5pm in the heart of Brighton’s North Laine this Monday bank holiday. It’s the start of Brighton Festival, Fringe festival on the 6th of May and all sorts of great things to make the city come alive for the start of the better…
Ultimate Vegan Chocolate Cake
Ultimate Vegan Chocolate Cake Who’s fed up and wants cake? Ok here you go: This is a classic indulgent 2-layer chocolate cake. Top with fresh berries, orange zest, desiccated coconut, or more chocolate buttons! For an extra decadent Easter celebration cake, decorate with Sweet Lounge Luxury Vegan Nutty Mini Eggs – This is also a…