We are BestBargain Norwich

We sell products which are near or past their best before dates, and once they've gone they may have gone for good... we never know what product lines we will get next, so you best be quick to grab yourself a bargain. We have built our business on two primary ethics:

1. Reducing the amount of food waste in the UK by keeping food out of landfill sites. Retailers and manufacturers often think the food is non-saleable just because it's near its best before date / however be sure to know the difference between best before and use by dates / for more information you can visit the government website: Best before and use-by dates | Food Standards Agency

2. Saving our customers money by selling most of our products at 50% or less than its original retail price. We don't sell meat or dairy products, or anything which has a use by date. We sell processed foods which have been produced in controlled manufacturing environments and have an advisory best before date. This refers to the point in time when the product will be at its best quality. After this point, the product may lose some flavour or colour but is still perfectly safe to eat. In these challenging times, most people are keeping their eyes open for money-saving opportunities. Well consuming food near or past its best before date could be the shrewdest purchase you make.

Best before dates are an indicative guide of when the quality of food or drink will start to change. They are not to do with safety. Food that has passed its best before date is safe to eat.

Best before should be considered a rough guide rather than a strict rule. There is no reason to throw away food that goes past its best before date, it is perfectly safe to eat and will often taste just as good.

The government has actually considered scrapping best before dates to help prevent food waste. Best before dates can give a misleading impression that food is no longer suitable for consumption, meaning lots of consumers will throw out their food after the best before date has passed when they don't need to. The UK throws away seven million tonnes of food and drink every year; two million of this is thrown away by households and 670,000 of this is food that has been thrown out because food labels have been misinterpreted. The majority of this could have been eaten. This costs households an average of £470 year in wasted food annually.

If you want to reduce your food waste footprint, don't throw out food just because it has passed its best before!

"Shops are allowed to sell food after its best before date has passed. Best before dates are concerned with quality rather than safety, so it doesn't mean that the food is dangerous if the date has passed."

If you have any questions or queries, please don't hesitate to contact us: info.bestbargainnorwich@gmail.com