Unicorn Grocery

Unicorn Grocery Named ‘Best Food Retailer’ at the 2017 BBC Food & Farming Awards, we offer our Manchester customer ba We hope you enjoy it too.
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Unicorn was established in 1996 by a small group of people committed to social change, who had a vision for the kind of place they wanted to shop in themselves. A place where a really wide range of wholesome, tasty food, sourced with care, would be sold at affordable prices. A shop owned and run by motivated worker-owners following a shared social and environmental agenda. A friendly, diverse and welcoming space that would act as a hub in the community. Although we’ve grown a lot since then, those things remain true today. We’re proud to have proved that a worker-owned business with values can compete with national chains and provide a genuine alternative to the supermarket, and we’re now more or less the size of one. Co-op members still aim to run the kind of shop they love shopping in.

Kids trail throughout the birthday week! Pick it up from the porch on your way in :)
15/09/2026

Kids trail throughout the birthday week! Pick it up from the porch on your way in :)

Veg News 15th September 🌱We're loving spring onions at the moment. They were crop planned with Kindling Farm, Merseyside...
15/09/2026

Veg News 15th September 🌱

We're loving spring onions at the moment. They were crop planned with Kindling Farm, Merseyside way back before the start of the growing season. Currently being harvested is their outdoor crop, delivering to us twice weekly in their hundreds of bunches. It's great to see the team at Kindling over the moon with their harvest, as well as our customers loving them on our shelves as much as we do!

While the temperatures don't know whether they are up or down, we find spring onions are perfect to use in either hot or cold meals. The bunches go a long way and are happy just thrown into a salad without cooking. Make sure you're using the whole length of greens, it's full of flavour! We also find that chopping them lengthwise and adding to a stir fry or ramen gives a fresh crunch to the dish.

Enjoy!

🎈 One week to go until Unicorn turns 30! 🥳Next Saturday 19th September we’ll be celebrating 30 years of great groceries ...
12/09/2026

🎈 One week to go until Unicorn turns 30! 🥳

Next Saturday 19th September we’ll be celebrating 30 years of great groceries as a thank you to all of you for getting us here.

Come and join us outside the shop from 12-3pm for free food from and birthday cake from and circus performances from to celebrate!

We’d love to see you all there 💚

Veg news 8th September 🟣⚪🟣⚪Look at these Cauliflowers! They have made a strong comeback having been picked yesterday and...
08/09/2026

Veg news 8th September 🟣⚪🟣⚪

Look at these Cauliflowers! They have made a strong comeback having been picked yesterday and delivered to us this morning. John and his team at Newfields in North Yorkshire are really proud of this crop and we have to agree, they look absolutely beautiful.

Super versatile, we use it on many of our favourite dishes. Cauliflower wings, cauliflower rice, cauliflower pizza, cauliflower steak. The list is endless!

When they are at their best they have a fine, compact flower-head, bright green leaves surrounding the curd and feel weighty. These Yorkshire caulis tick all the boxes.

In addition to the classic white cauliflower, we have gorgeous purple ones. Polyphenols is what makes them purple, you will also find this other fruit and vegetables, such as red cabbage and black grapes. Other than that their taste won't differ much from the white ones. If you want to fully embrace their colour, avoid cooking them in water as the vibrant purple will fade. We love it roasted and mixed to a seasonal salad, a drizzle of tahini will enhance its nutty flavour.

Here’s our latest price check! :)
07/09/2026

Here’s our latest price check! :)

We have just found out we're finalists in THREE categories in Social Enterprise UK and Co-operatives UK's UK Social Ente...
03/09/2026

We have just found out we're finalists in THREE categories in Social Enterprise UK and Co-operatives UK's UK Social Enterprise Awards! What a gorgeous 30th birthday present for Unicorn. We will be heading to a big do at New Century Hall to find out the winners in November :)

Veg News 1st SeptemberLet's celebrate the arrival of September with some beautiful French grapes from Provence. In our f...
01/09/2026

Veg News 1st September

Let's celebrate the arrival of September with some beautiful French grapes from Provence. In our fruit range all week we have the gorgeous Muscat de Hambourg variety.

Betty and Jean-Charles are small organic wholesale producers in the region. It's hard to ignore its silver glow, we cannot stop trying "just the one" when we walk past them.

Our supply this week is arriving from Noves, a small village located 15 kilometers away from Avignon. The Mediterranean climate here, with clear blue skies and high temperatures bring the ideal conditions for the sugar level to reach the perfect level.

Growing table grapes is very different to growing them for wine-making. They are grown high on a trellis so the fruit can develop its flavours fully exposed to the sun and away from the wild boar and deer.

We'll have full supply all week and the season will last through the autumn until November. 🍇

We've just made a contribution to this incredible agroforestry pioneer from the UK arm of our solidarity fund. Wakelyns ...
28/08/2026

We've just made a contribution to this incredible agroforestry pioneer from the UK arm of our solidarity fund. Wakelyns Organic Agroforestry is pretty much one of a kind on the UK. There was a good Guardian article about it a few weeks ago if you want to read more. Link to the share offer in our bio. 🌳🌲🌳🌳🌲

Save the date - Unicorn is 30! 🥳🎈Come and celebrate with us on Saturday 19th September, between 12-3pm outside the shop....
26/08/2026

Save the date - Unicorn is 30! 🥳🎈

Come and celebrate with us on Saturday 19th September, between 12-3pm outside the shop. There will be delicious, free food from and as well as birthday cake from and circus performances from

We are really looking forward to celebrating with all of the wonderful customers, suppliers, neighbours and friends who have made Unicorn what it is today and helped us thrive for three wonderful decades.

Celebrating 30 years of great groceries, proudly worker run ✊

Our friends and fellow grocers and co-op Village Greens in Prestwich are hiring! 💚They’re looking for a Shop & Cafe Mana...
26/08/2026

Our friends and fellow grocers and co-op Village Greens in Prestwich are hiring! 💚

They’re looking for a Shop & Cafe Manager and an Assistant Shop & Cafe Manager to join their community hub co-op in Prestwich.

If you, or someone you know, has retail or hospitality experience and wants to work somewhere driven by its values, definitely take a look.

Applications close 28th August.

Find the full job descriptions and details of how to apply via the link in Village Greens bio, or head to their website.

Please share with anyone who might be interested! 🌱

https://www.village-greens-coop.co.uk/current-vacancies

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89 Albany Road
Manchester
M210BN

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