Love cheese and hate leftovers?
A Turton wine and cheese bar is selling discounted cheese ‘boards in a box’ to help with the cost of living and tackle food waste – joining initiatives like Too Good To Go.
The Slaughtered House, at the back of Turton Wines on Darwen Road, is selling cut-price cheese boards available for pick-up on Sundays.
They will have a selection of cheese, “wonky” crackers, olives, dips, pâtés, pork pies, bread and fruit.
The bar will post about the deal on its social media on weekends.
Customers are asked to check The Slaughtered House’s stories to see how many will be available on a given week.
The ‘board boxes’ may have more in each bag on certain weeks and less in others. The price will reflect the offer.
Izzy Darlington, assistant manager, said: “We’ve set up our ‘Don’t Chuck the Cheese’ scheme to reduce food waste and give back to our customers.
“Our cheese, pork pies and bread are fresh weekly.
“We’re only open Friday to Sunday and often have produce left over from the weekend.
“It would ordinarily just go in the bin. But we've decided to pop it in boxes made up with crackers, fruit, chutney and such.
“And sold for a cheaper price than our usual cheese boards.
“With the current climate, many people aren’t able to spend much.
“We want to give back so people can have a taste of our cheese boards at home for a fraction of the price and help the environment.”
The Slaughtered House is built on the site of a former butchers.
And it’s named after the building's history.
The bar has been open behind Turton Wines for six years and weathered the pandemic.
Izzy said: “The wine shop did really well during coronavirus, but our bar couldn't be open at the time.
“Ever since then, we’re coming out of the pandemic and trying to build the business back up again.
“With the current climate and people not having as much money, we’re trying to push new ideas and encouraging people to shop local so businesses like ours don’t shut down.”
To find out about the cheese 'boards in a box', check @theslaughteredhouse on Instagram and Facebook.
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