A brand new greengrocer has opened in the south side of Glasgow with the arrival of Seven One Seven.
Located on Pollokshaws Road in Strathbungo, the 'modern day traditional greengrocer' includes a deli salad bar while offering home-made takeaway foods.
It's also supplied daily by a local baker and sells seasonal produce found by their forager.
Seven One Seven is the creation of Sophia Harwood Murday, a former climate change consultant who decided to embark upon a new venture at the beginning of lockdown.
Sophia said: “Like many of us I was questioning everything and looking for a change. I quickly appreciated the importance of neighbourhood and community during lockdown and realised there was no where local that offered basic necessities, like eggs, butter, vegetables, without having to travel further afield to a supermarket.
“A former coffee shop became available and I thought it was now or never and I really had nothing to lose. It has been terrific. My neighbours are my customers, and it serves a purpose which is a great feeling in the current climate. People are keen to shop locally and I see that as an opportunity for high streets to encourage the return of small independents like me”.
Meanwhile, Seven One Seven will be selling speciality coffee which Sophia has exclusively sourced from a coffee cooperative in Rwanda. Sholi Coffee enables local farmers to use their washing stations to process their cherries which contain the coffee beans, to create the coffee and improve the financial security for member farmers and the wider community.
Sophia added: “We’ve had great interest in our coffee as, again during lock-down people have become even more interested in the provenance of food and experimental in cooking at home. The challenges for the food industry really are immense but people have been really supportive and taking their business to independents and I’m encouraged that will continue."
Seven One Seven is open 8am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday; 10am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday and closed on a Monday.
Further information is available from @717bungo on Facebook and @717_bungo on Instagram, or soph@sevenoneseven.co.uk.
