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transparent supply chain and deliver great tasting food . That is why we work within our Good Together strategy , which has set out initiatives dedicated to customer wellbeing .
Sustainable , local sourcing has a major role to play in enhancing customer wellbeing because our customers demand to know that they can trust the products they buy , and expect us to be sourcing responsibly . Furthermore , our customers demand that the people who make our products are treated well , we are not polluting the environment , and human rights are upheld throughout our supply chain . As part of our strategy we have committed to working in partnership with our suppliers to develop a Sustainable Sourcing Strategy , where we are analysing categories and identifying high-risk products .
Staying local While the RFA is a globally recognised standard that reassures consumers on a products ’ sustainable sourcing for other products there is not always a devoted rubber stamp . One way we ensure our customers that they are buying quality products , with quality origins , is by working with local , independent suppliers that have heritage and usually an excellent local reputation .
Bells of Lazonby , a bakery founded in 1946 in the Eden Valley , Cumbria is one such example . It makes some of our cakes ranging from Rocky Road
‘ Bells has been making cakes for over sixty years and it is still a family business with Michael Bell , son of founder John Bell , heading up the business ’
18 January 2015