Specialty Food Stores

Data description: Specialty food stores include: bakeries, deli, seafood and cheese stores, farmer’s markets and health stores.

Data source: ONS Food Environment Database

Date represented: 2019

Date published: September 2019

Notes: 

• Bakery: establishments primarily engaged in retailing baked goods not baked on the premises, and not for immediate consumption
• Deli/Meat shops: establishments primarily engaged in retailing fresh, frozen, or cured meats and poultry. Delicatessens primarily engaged in retailing fresh meat are included. Cheese and seafood are also included
• Farmers’ market: establishments primarily engaged in retailing fresh fruits and vegetables. Primarily engaged in retailing fruits and vegetables via direct sale: Growing and selling vegetables and/or fruits at roadside stands
• Health stores: stores such as Kardish Health Food and Natural Food Pantry that tend to sell natural and organic food. Supplement stores are excluded.

Calculations:

• Counts per neighbourhood
• Average distance to services
• Population coverage