Free slush puppies for people in Burton as part of bid to choose a new summer flavour

Posted by rob smyth | Published: 25/05/2017

Central England Co-operative is holding a competition this summer that will allow customers in Burton to help choose a new flavour of Slush Puppie.

The Society is teaming up with the iced drinks firm as part of an effort to finalise a new flavour that will be on sale across the summer.

All people have to do is head to the Eton Park Food Store, in Stretton, sample the four new flavours and the one with the most votes will then go on sale.

The special tasting and voting events will be made that bit more special by an appearance from Slush Puppie himself, who will be on hand to meet visitors.

Kim Grice, Central England Co-operative Eton Park Store Manager, said: “We really need the help of our customers to help choose a new summer Slush Puppie Flavour.

“The special tasting event will allow people to try the four new flavours - fruit salad, blackcurrant burst, sour apple, strawberries and cream – vote for their favourite and even get to meet Slush Puppie for a photo.

“The votes will then be counted and customers will then be able to enjoy the winner in our stores from July 7.”

The tasting event will take place at 11am to 4pm on Saturday, 3 June at Eton Park Food Store, in Princess Way, Stretton.

Notes to editors

About Central England Co-operative

Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with gross sales of £927 million in 2016/17. The Society recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property investment. Central England Co-operative has over 400 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.  The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2017. 
    
Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility.  It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence.  The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.

Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop

For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative

Rob Smyth / Heather Clapton at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140

Email –publicrelations@centralengland.coop