New Deli For Newtown

High Street Deli has opened following the success of JoJo’s local homemade baking venture, The Schoolroom Kitchen, in order to showcase the food and drink of local and Welsh producers.

The retailer sells cheese and charcuterie as well as a wide range of speciality foods and treats. It also stocks staples such as great quality, organic, gluten-free pasta, rice and cook-in sauces, and provides healthy lunch options to take away including salads and sandwiches, a ‘grab and go’ coffee service using beans from local roasters Coaltown Coffee.

Barrie Thomson, owner said, “We opened here because we are passionate about food and food producers and this area, and Wales more widely, has so many great tastes to celebrate. For the past three years, Newtown has hosted a food festival which is growing with each year. As a traditional market town, Newtown has a rich food history and a real connection with the rural economy of mid-Wales. We want to be part of that, bringing great tastes to the High Street.

“Our philosophy is to focus on local producers, Welsh and hand-picked ranges – that allows us to support small businesses in the town and surrounding villages as well as celebrating the amazing range of Welsh produce which is building a worldwide reputation. By curating other speciality products through the ‘hand picked’ range, we can introduce local shoppers to great tastes they may not have come across before.”