Nottinghamshire business launches UK’s first ‘food box with a conscience’

Venner Nutrition, the UK’s first “food box with a conscience” has ramped up its UK operations, signing Nottinghamshire-based Kerry’s Fresh as its online distribution partner.

Kerry’s will distribute Venner’s plant-based, recipe boxes across the UK. Profits from each box support vulnerable families with Venner boxes and nutritional education.

Kerry’s Fresh is a fifth-generation family-run business that has been selling high quality fruit & vegetables in Nottingham since 1885. The firm is currently based in the Nottinghamshire town of Cotgrave. Venner Boxes will be available on the Kerry’s Fresh website from 13th September 2021.

Each of Venner’s plant-based recipe boxes are designed to feed a family of four for five days and provide recipes for evening meals which aim to help customers make the most out of the ingredients, be inventive with mealtimes and minimise food waste.

This is the first time Venner will sell boxes direct to UK customers. As a social enterprise 51% of profit from box sales will go towards supporting more families-in-need.

Customers and businesses can also gift boxes to families, with the option of doing so a part of the checkout process.

Venner’s head of the UK, Laura Holland, said: “In order to launch Venner Nutrition boxes in the UK , it was key we found a partner we could trust to provide the very best ingredients and Kerry’s Fresh is just that. We can’t wait to get our boxes on the doorstep of families across the country, which in turn will enable us to help even more families in need at such a crucial time for food poverty.”

Dean Kerry, managing director of Kerry’s Fresh, added: “It’s a pleasure to be working with Venner and supporting them in making a difference to UK food poverty. Whether that’s providing families with healthy and delicious ingredients straight to their door, or fulfilling the orders of businesses who want to make a difference to the health of their teams or their local community by bulk buying boxes, we’re looking forward to being part of the Venner journey.”