Arthur Street Trading Co. Ltd - About UsArthur
Street Trading Company Ltd was established in West Hull
in the mid-1990s . A workers' co-operative, Arthur Street's
roots stretch back into the 1980s. Spurred on by the lack
of good healthy local food and inspired by another workers'
co-operative, Giroscope Ltd., which provides affordable
housing throughout West Hull, Arthur Street's predecessor,
the People's Trading Company, (PEEPS), was formed. Trading
from an old corner shop on Wellsted St., PEEPS provided
fresh vegetarian and ethically-traded convenience foods
from 1993 to 1998.
PEEPS came to a close in 1998 but a short time later some
of those involved joined with other like-minded people to
form the Arthur Street Trading Company Ltd based at new
premises at the rear of 23 Arthur St.
Arthur
Street was set up in order to provide affordable, high quality
organic foods. Sourcing organic fruit, vegetables, beers,
wines, wholefoods and other groceries from local growers
and national suppliers, we have provided an award winning
box scheme throughout Hull and surrounding towns and villages
since 1999. We feature foods that are free of artificial
preservatives, colours, flavours, sweeteners, and hydrogenated
fats.
From
our Arthur Street kitchens we also supply our own homemade
organic hummus, available in three varieties: plain, kalamata
olive and sundried tomato. As a supplier to Suma Wholefoods,
our hummus can now be purchased from health-food stores
all over the UK.
Today,
as consumers we all have a better understanding of the link
between the environment and the food on our table. By sourcing
many of our goods locally, we cut down on food miles, and
use a solar-powered milk float, originally donated by Northern
Dairies, to make our weekly citywide deliveries. We re-use
all our veg. boxes helping us to keep packaging to a minimum
and are continually looking for ways to reduce our environmental
impact.
Because
local produce is subject to seasonal and regional variations,
we cannot adhere to a strict "only local" policy.
Similarly there are some now everyday food items that cannot
be grown in Britain, such as oranges, grapes, avocados,
and we have to look overseas to ensure we meet our customers'
requirements. Buying organic means we support environmentally-friendly
farming in other parts of the world.
If you
interested in buying our produce then please click on the
"Price List" in the menu on the left.
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