Great Cornish Food

Great Cornish Food The ultimate local food store - located alongside Waitrose Truro, but wholly independent. We opened our unique Store in June 2016, next to Waitrose in Truro.

All the food and drink we sell is produced locally and we're proud to support around 200 local suppliers. We love exploring different ways of doing things and as of July 2022 we're doing that again by becoming an employee-owned business - putting our people at the heart of what we do and recognising what an important part they play in our success.

It's not a birthday without cake, so for the next 10 days we're giving away 10 specially created cupcakes every day.  Fr...
12/06/2026

It's not a birthday without cake, so for the next 10 days we're giving away 10 specially created cupcakes every day. Freshly baked by the talented Di, who looks after our Deli, from 12-21 June each day will feature a different design, linked to a product in store.

For the first 10 customers who buy Saffron Cake today - the cakes are on us!

Stocks are strictly limited to 10, so keep an eye out to find out which product purchase our cupcake giveaway is linked to each day.








Swipe to see what the store looked like a decade ago.... the never ending to-do list and a building site!To celebrate 10...
09/06/2026

Swipe to see what the store looked like a decade ago.... the never ending to-do list and a building site!

To celebrate 10 years of the Great Cornish Food Store head to our page with more details on our supplier "Meet the Maker" days, throwback cafe menu featuring our favourite dishes over the years and some very exclusive giveaways...more to follow on that!

Details in the comments 👇








02/06/2026

10 years of Cornwall’s finest 🎉

The Great Cornish Food is celebrating a decade in Truro this June — with ten days of tastings, demos, giveaways and plenty of local flavour.

From supporting more than 250 Cornish suppliers to contributing £70m to the local economy, it’s been an incredible journey — led by founder Ruth Huxley, who now steps back after ten years at the helm.

Expect cupcakes, throwback menus and plenty of reasons to visit 🧁

🔗 Read the full story via the link in bio and find out what’s happening across the 10-day celebration.
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Celebrate 10 delicious years with us! From 12th – 21st June we’ll be marking 10 years of the Great Cornish Food Store ov...
01/06/2026

Celebrate 10 delicious years with us!

From 12th – 21st June we’ll be marking 10 years of the Great Cornish Food Store over 10 days. Join us instore and meet the makers, enter exclusive competitions, shop birthday offers and there may even be cake!

We’ll also be using the occasion to say a fond farewell to Ruth Huxley, our founder, as she retires, completing her handover and being succeeded by Richard Bain as Managing Director.

Stocking around 2,500 lines from over 250 local suppliers the store was established by Ruth as a centre for the best Cornish produce and is the only 100 per cent local food hall anywhere in the UK that shares its premises with a major supermarket.

Over the last decade we estimate that the store’s value to the local economy is in the region of £70 million and in 2022 the store transitioned to employee ownership, giving its team of nearly 40 a say in how the business is run and a share in its profits.

So join us in marking the highly-successful decade, there will be different activities happening in store each day, with supplier sampling sessions, giveaways linked to the number ten, and ten specially designed freshly-baked cupcakes to be given away each day.

Our cafĂŠ will also be offering some throwback favourites on a special ÂŁ10 menu available throughout the ten-day celebration.

Keep an eye on our socials and website where we’ll be sharing our meet the maker line up, competitions, some very memorable moments and how to get involved with our celebrations.








NEW CAFÉ SPECIAL • Great Cornish Ploughman’s As the seasons change so does our menu, reflecting the change in produce av...
16/05/2026

NEW CAFÉ SPECIAL • Great Cornish Ploughman’s

As the seasons change so does our menu, reflecting the change in produce available.

New to our menu is the Great Cornish Ploughman’s, featuring our own glazed ham, chef made St Ewe Free Range Eggs scotch egg, ham hock terrine, Davidstow Cheddar, The Cornish Larder ale chutney and Da Bara Bakery HQ sourdough.

Available in our cafĂŠ now, try the Satay Chicken Sandwich or Mushroom and Goats Cheese Flatbread that are also additions.









15/05/2026

Grown just 13 miles away from the store, Lion's Mane, Sh*take and Oyster mushroom from Mushlove Cornwall feature on our cafe menu.

Now available in mixed variety packs in the chiller to take home too, find out more about our favourite fungi in this film by John Hersey.










Brighten your weekend with locally grown, fresh flowers.  We love these peonies from Flowers by Clowance, grown at Varfe...
15/05/2026

Brighten your weekend with locally grown, fresh flowers. We love these peonies from Flowers by Clowance, grown at Varfell Farms - they move quickly so grab some while they're in season and in stock!

If you're a keen gardener and want to grow your own we've got salvia, echium, tomatoes, roses and more, all from local nurseries.











Ready for the weekend? Whether the sun shines or not we're BBQ ready with ProQ Smokers, beers from Bluntrock Brewery and...
08/05/2026

Ready for the weekend? Whether the sun shines or not we're BBQ ready with ProQ Smokers, beers from Bluntrock Brewery and there's plenty to grill as our full BBQ range is in store now.

Looking for a new challenge in food and drink?  We've got a vacancy for a trainee butcher/ fishmonger to join our team. ...
30/04/2026

Looking for a new challenge in food and drink? We've got a vacancy for a trainee butcher/ fishmonger to join our team. Working with the best local produce and a friendly team, full training is provided.

If you’d like to know more take a look at our job spec and apply online. Alternatively pop in and talk to the team or pick up the phone if you fancy a chat, here’s a few highlights…

• Employee owned business
• Real Living Wage Employer
• Staff benefits

Job spec & application link in the comments 👇















Scent that makes your mouth water before you even spot the jewel red berries ripened by the Cornish sunshine. We’ve just...
27/04/2026

Scent that makes your mouth water before you even spot the jewel red berries ripened by the Cornish sunshine. We’ve just got our first Boddington's Berries of the seasons delivered from Meva.

With lashings of clotted cream or with yoghurt and granola for breakfast, what’s your favourite way to devour yours?














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Address

Tregurra Park
Truro
TR11RH

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441872306060

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