Selfridges makes all own-brand foods free of palm oil
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4EKH5)
Department store says milestone has been achieved nine months ahead of target
Selfridges has become the first major UK retailer to make its own-brand foods completely free of palm oil, nine months ahead of its original target and as part of its long-term sustainable strategy.
The upmarket department store is poised to announce that the nearly 300 products in its Selfridges Selection range on sale in its food halls - including chocolates and biscuits - are free of palm oil, along with its own-label cakes and mince pies for Christmas this year.
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