The Health Store -the longest established, and most
respected distributor in the health food industry

In 1932, health food stores were still a relatively new idea, and finding supplies could be both difficult and expensive.

So to centralize buying and help each other to get the best terms and prices, 50 stores from as far afield as Aberdeen and Devon got together to set up Health Stores (Wholesale) Limited. The name of the first secretary, Percy Bastow of Croydon, lives on in the head office at Bastow House in Nottingham.

Today, The Health Store is a modern organization upholding the same principles and values. Its primary aim remains the same.

We trade with professionalism, taking an ethical approach to the food we buy for our members and we insist on remaining completely focussed on our members' needs. We recognize the need, therefore, to form close relationships with organizations such as the Health Food Manufacturers' Association, the British Herbal Medicine Association, MAFF, the Health Food Training School, Consumers for Health Choice and the National Association of Health Stores.

The Health Store is more than a commercially effective company, it is a Society operating for the mutual benefit of all its members.

As an existing or prospective member you can be assured you are joining a Society that has your best interests at heart.

Our aim is to help your business to develop.