With hundreds of locally produced food and drink products available in its stores, Southern Co-op is celebrating this year’s British Food Fortnight. Now in its 20th year, the campaign kicks off on Saturday [18 September] and encourages people to seek
With a drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Southern Co-op is harnessing technology developed by motor racing engineers and putting it to use in its fridges.
As the number of young people in employment remains below pre-pandemic levels, a regional co-operative is working to kickstart youth employment in its stores, head office and funeral branches.
Stores from opposite ends of the UK are to benefit from cutting edge technology with SoluM electronic shelf labels being rolled out to stores across two regional co-operatives.
Families could get an extra £100 to spend on food as more than 200 local convenience stores will be topping up Healthy Start vouchers by £1.
A regional co-operative's latest climate plans have been praised as ‘ambitious' by a collaboration of world leading environmental organisations.
A dozen programmes across the south are helping to reduce reoffending rates and support people identified as at risk of crime, after receiving a share of £100,000 from a local co-operative.
A total of £37,951 was split between Fareshare - a UK charity network aimed at relieving food poverty and reducing food waste and the Neighbourly Community Fund - providing micro-grants of up to £400 to good causes supporting people affected
Southern Co-op customers can now get home deliveries in even more locations after a successful trial in Chichester and Portsmouth.
A total of 35 good causes have been awarded a co-operative grant to help their work supporting more than 26,000 families across Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, London, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex and Wiltshire.
A regional co-operative has become the only convenience store chain to be members of two national franchise bodies.
With more hot meals being delivered to disadvantaged and vulnerable people in local communities, a regional co-operative has offered a helping hand by donating 2,100 takeaway containers.
Southern Co-op has won Large Employer of the Year award as part of an annual celebration of apprentices and employers.
Co-operative colleagues are on the hunt for local causes who want to fundraise with nearby stores in 2021.
New products from eight local producers are hitting the shelves of local co-operatives as part of Southern Co-op's regional food and drink range.
Colleagues at 13 regional co-operative stores got into the charitable spirit in December and raised more than £4,000 for local causes.
Creating 15 new jobs and using 100% renewable energy, a new co-operative store in Andover is getting ready to open its doors tomorrow.
With more than 300 food parcels being delivered each week in Brighton, a local family support service has swapped single use carrier bags for bags for life thanks to a donation from a local co-operative.
Two years after a local co-operative started offering apprenticeships, more than 80 of its colleagues have taken up the opportunity.
Food banks across the south are set to benefit from a new fund set up by a regional co-operative.
A new strategy to get to a net zero carbon footprint by 2050 is being revealed today by the regional co-operative, Southern Co-op.
A regional co-operative is marking the success of the carrier bag levy five years after it came into force in England on 5 October 2015.
A new convenience store delivery service, being offered by a regional, independent co-operative, is creating 24 new jobs for local residents in Chichester and Portsmouth.
With around 200 local suppliers and 200 stores stocking local products, a regional co-operative is encouraging people to buy local during British Food Fortnight.
Southern Co-op which operates over 200 convenience stores and 50 funeral homes across south England, has extended its partnership with PayPoint.
