Real Foods Blog

Find all you need for your healthy lifestyle

Natural Products in Scotland’s Capital City and Online

Visit Real Foods, In-Store, Online or Mobile and enjoy our ever expanding product range of more than 10,000 natural, organic, health and wholefood lines.

In our blog we want to share with you the latest news, views and products. We also want to offer tips and ideas. So keep making those changes that will lead to a happier, healthier life.

Leading the Way

One of Scotland’s largest independent retailers,  Real Foods has been selling natural, Organic, Fairtrade, Vegetarian and Special Diet foods in Edinburgh and worldwide for over 40 years.

Looking for Something Different?

Can’t find what you are looking for? Ask our friendly team for help. They will find or order whatever you need. We can usually source and supply any product within the natural foods and alternative therapies market. 

Ethical and Environmentally Friendly Shopping

Wanting to Save the Planet for Future Generations

Real Foods is a committed ethical business, stocking Fairtrade and environmentally friendly products. Always conscious of our impact on the environment, we strive to recycle and conserve energy.

To reduce our carbon footprint, we offer a range of locally sourced products including honey, real ales, wines and a fresh selection of organic fruit, vegetables and salads.

Real Foods History

The first shop opened in Edinburgh in 1975. However, that was not the beginning. Trading started in 1963 selling organic vegetables on a market stall in the south of England. Soon, we started to sell macrobiotic foods imported from Belgium and Japan. (At that time macrobiotics couldn’t be sourced in the UK.) Spotting a need, the next step was buying commodities from a London merchant to feed the ‘Aldermaston Ban the Bomb’ marchers who would assemble at an Elizabethan mansion in the Chilterns prior to marching.

Opening in Edinburgh in 1975, Real Foods was the capital’s first natural food shop. Introducing the concept of selling natural foods loose and in bulk to the public, we started a revolution in food retailing and eating patterns. The aim was to provide healthy alternatives to processed foods at prices the public could afford. The philosophy has always been that ‘the more you buy, the less it will cost per lb or nowadays, per g or kg’.