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Riverford Organic on

Thursday 7th August 2008

Boxes from Riverford’s four sister farms are 22% cheaper than the same organic fruit and veg bought online from Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose.

Riverford - our best value boxes this month
Produce is grown locally for individual farms with a variation in the vegetables for the boxes and so the best value boxes for each farm differ. Here are the best value boxes from our Devon farm:
large veg (51% cheaper than supermarkets)
fruit & veg (46% cheaper than supermarkets)
fruit (25% cheaper than supermarkets)
mini fruit & veg (25% cheaper than supermarkets)


Assumptions made when comparing prices
• Box contents for the week commencing August 4th are compared to supermarket prices, as posted online on July 30th / 31st 2008.
• Supermarket ‘on offer’ prices have not been used as they tend to be short-term by nature.
• Where direct comparisons to types of fruit and veg are unavailable, a suitable substitute is used, e.g. celeriac for kohl rabi.
• Where organic options are unavailable, a 30% uplift to convert from non-organic to organic is applied.
• No supermarket home delivery charges have been factored into these calculations (supermarkets charge between £3.50-£6.50 for delivery)
• Averages are calculated from raw value data, and not from percentages.