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21/07/2023

Phthalates – why we never knowingly sell them.

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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28/06/2023

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…

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19/05/2023

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…

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15/05/2023

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…

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10/05/2023

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…

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28/04/2023

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…

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08/02/2023

Why Pulses

Why should we eat pulses?   Pulses are an important part of all diets, especially a vegetarian or vegan one. They are high in protein and fibre and low in fat, as well cheap to buy and fill you up. Pulses are also good for the environment as they don’t need as much water or…

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25/01/2023

BNHC TO CLOSE REGENT STREET CENTRE

It is with great sadness that we announce that the trustees of our friends, neighbours and tenants, The Brighton Natural Health Centre have decided that, after 42 years, they can no longer afford to run the studios at the centre in Regent Street and will have to close down its operations there. The final classes…

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03/01/2023

Seedy Sunday Brighton 2023

This year is Seedy Sunday’s 21st Anniversary and they are doing it with a bang! As seeds explode like fireworks on the poster, so does the actual event on Sunday 5th of Feb! An all new bigger venue Brighton Girls GDST, Montpelier Rd, Brighton, BN1 3AT. From 10am – 4pm there is a new larger seed…

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