{"id":12756,"date":"2012-11-06T16:05:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T16:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=12756"},"modified":"2015-10-07T10:46:15","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:46:15","slug":"filco-store-employs-local-food-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/food\/filco-store-employs-local-food-initiative","title":{"rendered":"Filco store employs local food initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Welsh supermarket chain Filco has revamped its Cowbridge store and made headway in its aim to source more products locally in an attempt to keep customers from straying elsewhere.<\/h2>\n<p>The store, which opened on Cowbridge High Street in 1968 has undergone a radical modernisation of its check out area as well as launching a local food initiative, sourcing products from local farms throughout the Vale of Glamorgan and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12762\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/filco-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12762\" title=\"filco_food_week5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/filco-1.gif\" alt=\"Filco Store\" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Filco store on Cowbridge High Street<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Val Morris, a local resident and Filco customer said, \u201cThe store looks far better now than it ever has, and supporting local farms is something I think the community here cares strongly about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The stores renovation comes just as the supermarket giant Waitrose opened the doors of its new Cowbridge branch last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welsh supermarket chain Filco has revamped its Cowbridge store and made headway in its aim to source more products locally in an attempt to keep customers from straying elsewhere. 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