Real Food Store Products

What can I buy?

Here is a selection of the range of goods and the suppliers you can find at the store listed by section. This is not exhaustive - we are constantly adding to our stock and sourcing new producers - and stock can vary from week to week, but you can get a good feel for our regular range below:

Fruit & vegetables | Dairy produce & eggs | Meat & Fish | Deli | Jams & chutneys | Beverages soft & alcoholic | Cakes & baked goods | Larder goods | Gluten Free Range | Snacks

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

We work closely with Shillingford Organics, a family farm located on the outskirts of Exeter, near the village of Shillingford Abbot 3 miles to the West of the store. Shillingford Organics supply most of our freshly picked vegetables on a daily basis. They are a team of committed and passionate organic growers- growing over 75 different types of vegetables and herbs organically since 2000.

  • Seasonal fruit & veg mostly supplied by Shillingford Organics, 3 miles West of Exeter.
  • Riverford Organics complement our range of fruit & veg (Riverford, Wash Farm, one of the pioneering veg box schemes & 25 miles west of the store near Totnes)
  • We also stock depending on the season: soft fruit from Boyces, fresh herbs from Greensherbs, sprouted pulses & seeds from Skysprouts near Totnes, vegetables from Exeter Community Agriculture near Shillingford St George, with apples also supplied by a number of local orchards.

Where certain vegetables are not available within the immediate locality at certain times of year e.g. onions or mushrooms, then we purchase organically from the nearest supplier (e.g. Riverford). The tomato is an example of fresh produce considered a staple that we aim to supply year round; we will sell Shillingford’s own grown tomatoes when in season & supply Organic tomatoes usually from Spain via Riverford when local ones are not available.

    DAIRY PRODUCE & EGGS:

    MILK & CREAM

    • Naturally produced pasturised non-homogenised whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk from Dunns Dairy, Drewsteignton. Also Single, full fat cream & clotted cream.
    • Organic, pasturised non-homogenised whole & semi-skimmed milk from Riverford Dairy. Also double cream, clotted cream and crème fraiche.
    • Semi-skimmed and Whole organic milk from Ashclyst Farm Dairy, on the Killerton Estate

    At the Real Food Store we sell milk that is non-homogenised so the cream rises to the top just like it used to! You have the choice of using the cream or giving the milk a good shake first. The fat content in milk will vary according to many factors such as quality of the grass at different times of year. You will taste the difference with both of these high quality milks. Click here for more information on homogenising.

    BUTTER

    YOGURT

    • Natural yogurt whole milk or fat free from Riverford Dairy (organic with live culture)
    • Natural full fat yogurt, smooth & original from Challons Combe (organic, probiotic). It has no additives and includes the culture left live.
    • Fruit yogurts in large and small pots from Challons Combe.

    CHEESE
    Devon is fortunate to have a number of artisan cheese makers who have been reviving traditional cheese making- successfully and to great acclaim. At the RFS we have a range that includes:

    ICE CREAM
    Delicious Devon made ice creams & sorbets from Salcombe Dairy (large and individual tub size), Verney’s Molton Ice and Devonshire Farmhouse. All ice creams come in a range of delicious flavours. We also stock a dairy free, gluten free & wheat free ices from Razzle Dazzle.

    EGGS
    Our aim is to provide the versatile staple egg from sustainable sources at an excellent price that is good for the producer and at a price either well under supermarket prices (Free Range) or comparable (Organic).

    • Free-range eggs from Coakley’s, Aylesbeare approx 5 miles East of Exeter.
    • Organic eggs from Shillingford Organics & Rod and Ben’s.
    • We also sell delicious organic mayonnaise and meringues from Ladilay organic farm, near Ashburton.

    MEAT & FISH

    We offer a good range of local sourced, sustainably reared and high quality meat from farmers and producers mostly working within 20 miles of Exeter. Our organic meat is priced competitively.

    • Organic beef from Burrow Farm, Broadclyst:  Award winning Red Ruby beef from this National Trust farm just over a mile from the store, including topside, rump steak, mince, casserole and shin cuts.
    • Free range pork - Including bacon (cured & smoked), gammon, sausages and pork rounds from The Free Range Farmer near Sidmouth.
    • Free Range Poultry - From Otter Valley in the Blackdown Hills including free-range whole chicken & packs of thighs and drumsticks.
    • Charcuterie - From Fine Country Lifestyle near Ottery St Mary East Devon including chorizo, air-dried hams, saucisson sec & various packs of meat.  Pancetta, salami and coppa ham from Deli Farm Charcuterie and The Bath Pig Company’s range of 3 chorizo sausages: Garlic and herb, Original and Spicy.
    • Smoked fish - Trout, salmon and prawns from Mike's Smokehouse in South Devon. Also pates. We also sell tinned pilchards from the Cornish Pilchard Company; we also keep regular stock of the Potted Fish Company's potted crab products.

    DELI

    • Olives in jars from different countries e.g. Greece and suppliers including Tried and Tasted
    • Organic dips: a range of houmous from Clive’s including classic, sun-dried tomato & lemon & coriander.
    • Pies and pasties including the famous award winning Chunks of Devon and the vegetarian range of Clives Pies (some are gluten free &/or vegan)
    • Fruit pastes, fantastic served with cheese from the award winning Hillside Speciality Foods
    • Cheese biscuits from Hillside Speciality Foods

    JAM, HONEY & CHUTNEY

    • Jams from Shute Fruit, Teignmouth & Gratton and Oldridge, Chulmleigh
    • Marmalade from Bees Knees, Lympstone Exeter
    • Chutneys from Shute Fruit, Teignmouth & Gratton and Oldridge, Chulmleigh
    • Chutneys, pickles and fruit pastes from Hillside Speciality Products
    • Honey and honeycomb from Dartmoor Honey
    • Honey from Bees Knees, Lympstone Exeter

    BEVERAGES

    JUICES

    • Luscombe Organic Drinks - Wide range of local organic fruit juices, still & sparkling drinks from Buckfastleigh including the classic Sicilian Lemonade, Elderflower Bubbly, Ginger Beer and the lesser known but delicious Pear and Apple juice & many more. Some available in large bottles (75cl)
    • Sandford Orchards organic juices from Crediton- including orange, apple, apple and blackberry some available in large bottles (75cl)

    CORDIALS

    • Elderflower cordial from Shute Fruit.
    • Cordials in a range of flavours from Rocks.
    • Tom Morrow's Devon made organic cordial including flavours such as Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Strawberry, Sour Cherry and Elderflower.

    CIDER

    • Sandford Orchards Organic Ciders including Devon Red, Shaky Bridge, Old Kirton & Vintage Cider.
    • Ashridge Sparkling Vintage Cider, made using the traditional ‘methode champenoise’ producing a classy drink also available as ‘Devon Blush’ with with an added blackberry liqueur- Devon’s answer to the ‘kir royale’.

    BEER
    We now stock a wide range of local beers including:

    WINE

    • Local wines from Manstree Vineyards including Mayval White, Phoenix White & Manstree Rose.
    • We also stock a range of French & Italian organic wines supplied by Vintage Roots.

    TEA & COFFEE

    • Range of loose teas from Suki & Miles Tea
    • Range of Clipper herbal and green teas
    • Coffee from Origin, specialist coffee importers and roasters in Helston, Cornwall and Fairtrade, Certified Organic 100% Arabica beans from Owens of Modbury

    CAKES & BISCUITS

    • Cakes baked in-store by Emma’s Bread including carrot, chocolate and beetroot, courgette & apple cake- depending on what’s in season. Also cinnamon and raisin loaf, & scones baked daily (refer to bakery)
    • Biscuits (choc chip, stem ginger, lemon from Moores, Dorset) Digestives (Doves Farm), Cookies & biscuits from Teoni’s (Strawberries and cream, dipped in chocolate & many more varieties)
    • Traditional fruit cake from Moores
    • Doves Farm flapjacks
    • Ladilay organic meringues

    CHOCOLATES & TREATS
    Beautifully presented these are perfect affordable gifts:

    • Chocolate medallions, bars and lollies from All Around Chocolate
    • South Devon Chilli Farm chocolate in Original, Honeycomb, Orange, Mint, Coffee Been, Fruit and Spice and Extreme Chilli flavours
    • Devon Cottage Organic Fudge

    LARDER GOODS

    Many of our larder goods are supplied by Essential, the Trading Cooperative based in Bristol. Other goods from a number of excellent local producer-suppliers, many of whom have wonderful links with communities in other countries e.g. ‘Tried and Tasted’ Olive oil from the Greek mainland. The range includes:

    • Oils including several different olive oils (Essential, Tried & Tasted & Zaytoun, Palestinian olive oil), rapeseed oil (from local Bell & Loxton & Fussels in Somerset)
    • Vinegars (cider from Sandford Orchards, balsamic as well as speciality Suzanne’s fruit vinegars
    • Dressings (Fussel's)
    • Soya sauce, tamari
    • Cooking sauces
    • Pulses including dry red & green lentils & some canned pulses and beans e.g. cannelloni
    • Sauces including South Dartmoor Chilli Farm products & tomato sauce
    • Tomatoes canned and tomato concentrate
    • Bouillon, coconut milk 
    • Pasta, noodles, rice, polenta, couscous
    • Dried fruits & nuts
    • Flours including plain, self-raising, wholemeal from Doves Farm, Shipton Mill
    • Baking essentials such as bicarbonate of soda, Baking Powder
    • Sugars, caster and granulated
    • Pure Vanilla Paste, Essence & pods from Littlepod
    • Sea Salt
    • Pepper corns, spices including sachets & spice mixes from Chimans from & condiments such as za’atar (mix of wild thyme, sesame & sumac much used in the Middle-East) from Zaytoun
    • Cereals from Doves Farm, Midfields Granola & Essentials range of muesli & crunchy cereals (some of these cereals are wheat free &/or gluten free)
    • Porridge & jumbo oats in small to large bags (500g to 5kg)

    GLUTEN FREE RANGE

    Includes: Dove’s breakfast cereals, Midfields granola, organic oats, Moore’s Biscuits, South Dartmoor Chilli Farm sauces, egg-free mayonnaise, vintage cider & Razzle Dazzle ices

    SNACKS

    • Burts crisps in lots of great flavours
    • Mr Filberts nuts and seeds
    • Our range of freshly house-made sweet & savoury Bakery goods