servicing its traditional customer base - the independent Health Food Trade. Our market has also greatly expanded and our business now also services ingredients and manufacturing as well as retail. Community moved to its present location in Brent Cross (not the prettiest place in the world) and continues its work promoting the availability of quality, natural foods. We now occupy a site of 4,500 sq.m., from which we run our cash and carry operation with additional off site storage of 9,000 sq.m. We store our bulk product in chilled warehousing – a legacy of the early days of dealing in organic fruit and nuts to maintain quality. We have a 25% share of Humdinger Foods Ltd., a specialist packer of dried fruits, nuts and seeds who pack their own brand as well as private label for the multiples, with fruit supplied by Community Foods. Humdinger pack our organic brand Crazy Jack Organic. See www.humdinger-foods.co.uk for more detail. From humble origins selling "alternative foods" out of a small shop, Community Foods now employs over 70 people to support its various operations. Our growth has been achieved through determination not to accept the status quo, entrepreneurial flair, a desire to make better, more wholesome foods available, hard work, big business fulfilment and small business flexibility. Community Foods has retained a prominent position in its specialist food and beverage sector and has a reputation for quality, value for money and reliability. Many of the team from the mid 70’s are still with us. The mung bean munching tree huggers are still there, but older, wiser, and still not averse to upsetting the apple cart (literally!).