The Social Supermarket

Social Supermarket was created to connect every-day consumers with social enterprises who sell high quality products that tackle important social and environmental challenges. From handbags made from decommissioned fire hoses, soap made by people with visual impairments or relishes made with wonky fruit and veg, there's something for everyone. We are on a journey to become the most comprehensive marketplace for social enterprise products in the UK. To be the first place that people look for products that change the world for the better. What is a social enterprise? Social enterprises reinvest the money they make back into their business or the local community. This allows them to tackle social problems, improve people's life chances, support communities and help the environment whilst also turning a profit. A social enterprise is a company with social or environmental purpose at its core. Social enterprises have grown rapidly over the last ten years and have proved to have been more resilient than other small businesses through a stagnant economy. A recent study has shown there are around 80,000 social enterprises in the UK of which retail products represent sixteen percent. This growing movement uses a sustainable business model to stand out from the market and offer something truly unique for the consumer. As you will find throughout our selection because of the care social enterprises pay to their materials used, employees, supply chain and customers they have created multi award-winning products.