Store

Here in one convenient place you will find a fantastic range of produce. Fresh, local, and seasonal, our produce is organic wherever possible. We also have an excellent range of stock cupboard essentials all of which are ethically sourced- Fairtrade and /or organic. All of our ranges are honestly priced and our staple products including vegetables, eggs, milk, bread, offer superb value for money.

The Real Food Store is committed to:

Developing close relationships and strong supply chains with local sustainable food growers and producers
Sourcing the majority of our food from within Devon
Sourcing the majority of food directly from sustainable growers and producers.

If you would like to know more about our food policy & what we think about local, seasonal, organic, animal welfare & other issues please click here.

ACCESS

The Store is conveniently laid out and spacious. The left hand door (the Take-Away counter side), has ramped access that is completely wheelchair accessible and convenient for those with prams. There is a disabled access toilet in the store on the ground floor please ask staff for help. Click here for information on how to find us.

What can I buy?

Here is a taster of the range goods you can find at the store listed by section. This is not a complete list- we are constantly adding to our stock! We aim to gradually improve the information about the products we sell so that we can share with you the many fascinating stories about where all this fantastic food and drink comes from & how it is produced. So- to whet your appetite & help you with plan your shopping:

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

We work closely with Shillingford Organics, a family farm located on the outskirts of Exeter, near the village of Shillingford Abbot 3 miles to the West of the store. Shillingford Organics supply most of our freshly picked vegetables on a daily basis. They are a team of committed and passionate organic growers- growing over 75 different types of vegetables and herbs organically since 2000.

Seasonal fruit & veg mostly supplied by Shillingford Organics, 3 miles West of Exeter.
Riverford Organics complement our range of fruit & veg (Riverford, Wash Farm, one of the pioneering veg box schemes & 25 miles west of the store near Totnes)
We also stock depending on the season: soft fruit from Boyces, fresh herbs from Greensherbs, sprouted pulses & seeds from Skysprouts near Totnes, vegetables from Exeter Community Agriculture near Shillingford St George, with apples also supplied by a number of local orchards.

Where certain vegetables are not available within the immediate locality at certain times of year e.g. onions or mushrooms, then we purchase organically from the nearest supplier (e.g. Riverford). The tomato is an example of fresh produce considered a staple that we aim to supply year round; we will sell Shillingford’s own grown tomatoes when in season & supply Organic tomatoes usually from Spain via Riverford when local ones are not available.

DAIRY PRODUCE & EGGS:

MILK & CREAM

Naturally produced pasturised non-homogenised whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk from Dunns Dairy, Drewsteignton. Also Single, full fat cream & clotted cream.
Organic, pasturised non-homogenised whole & semi-skimmed from Riverford Dairy. Also Clotted cream.
Crème fraiche (half fat) from Yeo Valley

At the Real Food Store we sell milk that is non-homogenised so the cream rises to the top just like it used to! You have the choice of using the cream or giving the milk a good shake first. The fat content in milk will vary according to many factors such as quality of the grass at different times of year. You will taste the difference with both of these high quality milks. Click here for more information on homogenising.

BUTTER

Lightly salted from Riverford; Salted from Dunns and Maryland.
Unsalted from Quickes.

YOGURT

Natural yogurt whole milk or fat free from Riverford Dairy (organic with live culture)
Natural full fat yogurt, smooth & original from Challons Combe (organic, probiotic). It has no additives and includes the culture left live.
Fruit yogurts in large and small pots from Challons Combe.

CHEESE
Devon is fortunate to have a number of artisan cheese makers who have been reviving traditional cheese making- successfully and to great acclaim. At the RFS we have a range that includes:

Quickes Traditional cheddar, Devon Blue, Sharpham full fat soft cheese, Devon Oke (semi hard) Cornish Yarg; Goats cheeses including Vulscombe (fresh, subtle) Oakdown (soft, fresh), Norsworthy (medium soft, mild), Gunstone (semi-hard, delicate goat flavour) & Posbury (with paprika).

ICE CREAM
Delicious Devon made ice creams & sorbets from Salcombe Dairy (large and individual tub size), Verney’s Molton Ice, Daisy’s ice cream. All ice creams come in a range of delicious flavours. We also stock a dairy free, gluten free & wheat free ices from Razzle Dazzle.

EGGS
Our aim is to provide the versatile staple egg from sustainable sources at an excellent price that is good for the producer and at a price either well under supermarket prices (Free Range) or comparable (Organic).

Free-range eggs from Coakley’s, Aylesbeare approx 5 miles East of Exeter.
Organic eggs from Shillingford Organics & Rod and Ben’s.
We also sell delicious organic mayonnaise and meringues from Ladilay organic farm, near Ashburton.

MEAT & FISH

We offer a good range of local sourced, sustainably reared and high quality meat from farmers and producers mostly working within 20 miles of Exeter. Our organic meat is priced competitively.

Organic meat from Higher Hacknell Farm, North Devon: Soil Association certified cuts, mince, sausages and ready meals (frozen).
Organic beef and meat from Peradon Farm, East Devon: Soil Association certified organic lamb and beef mince, lamb shanks and loin chops, minute, rib-eye and sirloin steaks as well as gluten-free beef or lamb burgers & sausages.
Free range pork - Including bacon (cured & smoked), gammon, sausages and pork rounds from The Free Range Farmer near Sidmouth.
Free Range Poultry - From Otter Valley in the Blackdown Hills including free-range whole chicken & packs of thighs and drumsticks.
Charcuterie - From Fine Country Lifestyle near Ottery St Mary East Devon including chorizo, air-dried hams, saucisson sec & various packs of meat. We also stock The Bath Pig Company’s range of 3 sausages: Garlic and herb, Original and Spicy.
Smoked fish - Trout, salmon and prawns from Mike's Smokehouse in South Devon. Also pates. We also sell tinned pilchards from the Cornish Pilchard Company

DELI

Olives in jars from different countries e.g. Greece and suppliers including Tried and Tasted
Organic dips: a range of houmous from Clive’s including classic, sun-dried tomato & lemon & coriander.
Pies and pasties including the famous award winning Chunks of Devon and the vegetarian range of Clives Pies (some are gluten free &/or vegan)
Fruit pastes, fantastic served with cheese from Hillside Speciality Foods
Cheese biscuits from Hillside Speciality Foods
Suzannes Dressings and fruit vinegars

JAM, HONEY & CHUTNEY

Jams from Shute Fruit, Teignmouth & Gratton and Oldridge, Chulmleigh
Marmalade from Bees Knees, Lympstone Exeter
Chutneys from Shute Fruit, Teignmouth & Gratton and Oldridge, Chulmleigh
Chutneys, pickles and fruit pastes from Hillside Speciality Products
Honey and honeycomb from Dartmoor Honey
Honey from Bees Knees, Lympstone Exeter

BEVERAGES

JUICES

Luscombe Organic Drinks - Wide range of local organic fruit juices, still & sparkling drinks from Buckfastleigh including the classic Sicilian Lemonade, Elderflower Bubbly, Ginger Beer and the lesser known but delicious Pear and Apple juice & many more. Some available in large bottles (75cl)
Sandford Orchards organic juices from Crediton- including orange, apple, apple and blackberry some available in large bottles (75cl)

CORDIALS

Elderflower cordial from Shute Fruit.
Cordials in a range of flavours from Rocks.

CIDER

Sandford Orchards Organic Ciders including Devon Red, Shaky Bridge, Old Kirton & Vintage Cider.
Ashridge Sparkling Vintage Cider, made using the traditional ‘methode champenoise’ producing a classy drink also available as ‘Devon Blush’ with with an added blackberry liqueur- Devon’s answer to the ‘kir royale’.

BEER
We now stock a wide range of local beers including:

Exeter Brewery’s Ales including Avocet Organic, Ferryman, County Best & Darkness (stout)
Otter Beers and Ales including Bitter, Head & Bright
Teignmouth Ales including Beachcomber, Old Moggy, Reel Ale & Maltsters
Alantic Brewery, Cornish pale and dark organic ale

WINE

Local wines from Manstree Vineyards including Mayval White, Phoenix White & Manstree Rose.
We now also stock a range of French & Italian organic wines supplied by Vintage Roots.

French White: Cotes de Gascogne 2010
Touraine Sauv Blanc 2009/10

French Red: Cuvee Gabriel Merlot 2009
Cote de Rhone 2009

Italian White: Pinot Grigio
Sicilia Grillo 2009

Italian Red: La Valpolicella 2009
Nero Sicilia d'Avola Syrah

TEA & COFFEE

Tea bags and loose leaf teas, from Tea’s Me
Range of loose teas from Suki & Miles Tea
Coffee from Origin, specialist coffee importers and roasters in Helston, Cornwall

CAKES & BISCUITS

Biscuits (choc chip, stem ginger, lemon from Moores, Dorset) Digestives (Doves Farm), Cookies & biscuits from Teoni’s (Strawberries and cream, dipped in chocolate & many more varieties)
Cakes baked in-store by Emma’s Bread including carrot, chocolate and beetroot, courgette & apple cake- depending on what’s in season. Also cinnamon and raisin loaf, & scones baked daily (refer to bakery)
Traditional fruit cake from Moores
Doves Farm flapjacks
Ladilay organic meringues

CHOCOLATES & TREATS
Beautifully presented these are perfect affordable gifts:

Chocolate medallions, bars and lollies from All Around Chocolate
Chocolate bars and truffles by Chocolate Heaven
Devon Cottage Organic Fudge

LARDER GOODS

Many of our larder goods are supplied by Essential, the Trading Cooperative based in Bristol. Other goods from a number of excellent local producer-suppliers, many of whom have wonderful links with communities in other countries e.g. ‘Tried and Tasted’ Olive oil from the Greek mainland. The range includes:

Oils including several different olive oils (Essential, Tried & Tasted & Zaytoun, Palestinian olive oil), rapeseed oil (from local Bell & Loxton & Fussels in Somerset)
Vinegars (cider from Sandford Orchards, balsamic as well as speciality Suzanne’s fruit vinegars
Dressings (Suzanne’s)
Soya sauce, tamari
Cooking sauces
Pulses including dry red & green lentils & some canned pulses and beans e.g. cannelloni
Sauces including South Dartmoor Chilli Farm products & tomato sauce
Tomatoes canned and tomato concentrate
Bouillon, coconut milk
Pasta, noodles, rice, polenta, couscous
Dried fruits & nuts
Flours including plain, self-raising, wholemeal from Doves Farm, Shipton Mill
Baking essentials such as bicarbonate of soda, Baking Powder
Sugars, caster and granulated
Pure Vanilla Paste, Essence & pods from Littlepod
Sea Salt
Pepper corns, spices including sachets & spice mixes from Chimans from & condiments such as za’atar (mix of wild thyme, sesame & sumac much used in the Middle-East) from Zaytoun
Cereals from Doves Farm, Midfields Granola & Essentials range of muesli & crunchy cereals (some of these cereals are wheat free &/or gluten free)
Porridge & jumbo oats in small to large bags (500g to 5kg)

GLUTEN FREE RANGE

Includes: Dove’s breakfast cereals, Midfields granola, organic oats, Moore’s Biscuits, South Dartmoor Chilli Farm sauces, egg-free mayonnaise, vintage cider & Razzle Dazzle ices