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In the 10 years since Midland’s entrepreneur Nick Shutts opened his first Grape Tree store, the feel good food health chain has opened a new store on average every two weeks. The popularity of the brand and its reputation for quality health foods has supported the growth of what has become the fastest growing chain of health food shops in the country.

In a changing world where climate, health and wellbeing issues can affect trade and business, Grape Tree remains committed to reducing negative impacts on the environment.  With a largely plant-based range of more than 1,000 products, the lack of meat and dairy in our foods is widely accepted as being better for the environment.

It’s seven years since Grape Tree first championed cancer support charity Look Good Feel Better. The charity that aims to help people undergoing cancer treatment to improve how they feel and look during a challenging period of their lives is a constant presence in our stores all across the UK.

We have continued to open new stores across the country over the summer months taking our feelgood food into the heart of new communities.

We are thrilled to launch our latest reusable Grape Tree shopping bag. The addition of our light and foldable cotton shopping bag takes our tally to three in our 132 stores all over the UK.

At Grape Tree our cashews are grown and processed in the west African country of Cote d’Ivoire by an innovative producer which works with local farmers to reduce the carbon footprint of the cashews and boost their local economy into the bargain.Typically, cashews grown in African countries are exported to India or Vietnam for processing. But our partners work differently. In the Cote d’Ivoire, Ivoirienne de Noix de Cajou, buy the raw cashew nuts from local farmers before processing them into kernels, employing staff from nearby communities

The stunning market town within easy distance of the major regional hubs of Torquay and Plymouth, is now open for business with a new team ready to greet our customers. A main market town in the area for centuries, we are thrilled to be returning to this exciting South West hub. It is a place very much a part of the Grape Tree family as it was chosen as the location for our health food forerunner Julian Graves store many years ago.

The winter months proved to be busy for the Grape Tree team who open our new shops all around the UK. With four more Grape Tree stores popping up in recent months there is likely to be a feel-good food option in most parts of the country. Our new venues and staff in Tonbridge, Lymington, Truro and Bury St. Edmunds are all open and ready for business.

Grape Tree colleagues and customers have raised more than £2,000 for leading cancer support charity Look Good Feel Better during 2021.

Every October 22 National Nut Day hopes to convince people to ditch their usual snack and reach for super healthy nuts. Here at Grape Tree, we know only too well that nuts are good for you. But did you know that these high-protein, high-fat tree seeds have always been a nutritious source of food? Down through the ages they have served as vital food for winter survival.

We have chosen fabulous new locations to ensure that our feel-good foods are available in destination towns across the UK. Our latest additions to the Grape Tree family include Yorkshire’s finest, Harrogate, and the Shropshire town of Oswestry.