Matthew Bunch has had to think on his feet over recent weeks, but the result has been a valuable lifeline for his staff, customers and suppliers alike.

How has COVID affected your business?
“Just before the lockdown we realised we had two options; close our doors for however long, or try and keep working with our staff and suppliers in a new way. So we put together a very basic website in a couple of days and launched an online delivery service. A couple of our Instagram posts got picked up by influencers and we found we had an influx of new customers. We’ve been fortunate to maintain these even as the fears around food security have eased. When we opened in 2018, we were mainly about retail groceries, but being based at Stables Market meant we had to adapt to 80% of our customers being tourists and focus more on the café. While the current situation isn’t ideal, it has allowed us to go back to our roots.”

What’s your current offering?
“Our no-contact deliveries and pick-ups include meats sourced from Turner & George in Islington, which have been incredibly popular. A lot of our customers already know them, but to put a curated selection of their products in our boxes is fantastic. We’ve also got fresh fruit and veg from Natoora, who are synonymous with supplying London’s top end restaurants. There’s bread by Gail’s and Bread Factory alongside more artisan small producers people haven’t really heard of, all to be discovered on the website. And now we’re open daily again for a couple of customers at a time to come inside and browse the shelves.