Eat17 sees refillable sales boom

The retailer introduced refillables to its stores in 2018 and has gone from offering dried pulses, cereals, pasta and rice to now include oils and vinegars, detergents, and wine.

Its bestsellers include nuts and seeds, herbs and spices plus oils, refillable wine, rice and cereal oats.

The retailer is now calling on the supermarkets to introduce refillable stations for consumers wanting to reduce the amount of rubbish going to landfill.

Co-founder of Eat17, James Brundle, said: “Feedback from our customers is that they’re crying out for more of this and the more prevalent it becomes, then shoppers will give it a go and realise how easy and cost-effective it can be.

“Once the demand is there, then we’ll see more stores seriously considering refillables as a viable route to go down.”