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Christmas hampers and gifts that help people and planet in 2022

31/8/2022

The Christmas Season Hamper with its products surrounding the wicker basket they come in, including Sea Change wines, Love Cocoa white chocolate popcorn, Change Please coffee, Urban Cordial, chocolate bars from Original Beans, Tony's Chocolonely and Divine Chocolate and more.
The Christmas Season Hamper, £146.99, available to order or pre-order from 1st September at socialsupermarket.org

 

The UK’s leading social enterprise marketplace, Social Supermarket will launch its annual Christmas hamper range on 1st September 2022. 

With climate change on our minds more than ever, shopping ethically at this time of year will help make a real difference in the world. Every brand in the Social Supermarket Christmas hamper range (and available on the marketplace) has a social and/or environmental mission. Whether donating to charity, employing people who’d otherwise be marginalised or repurposing would-be waste materials, it means that your holiday gifting will give back to good causes. Ranging in price from £14.99 to £1,500, there’s plenty of variety to accommodate all budgets and scenarios.

Rest assured – such ethics don’t mean sacrificing on quality, though. Every item has been taste-tested, with many winning accolades such as Great Taste Awards, including Island Bakery’s Lemon Melts featured (in the Tea Break Letterbox Gift, £14.99 and The Sparkling Celebration Gift Box, £52.99). Choose from a selection of festive tipples, sweet treats and savoury snacks that will continue to have an impact beyond Christmas day. This net positive impact is symbolised on the website through impact icons allocated to each brand, making it easy to choose your cause and see the impact of your gift. 

The Christmas Chill Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including two bottles of Sea Change wine, Tony's Chocolonely 51% Dark Chocolate Candy Cane, Island Bakery Black Pepper Oatcakes, Rubies in the Rubble Chilli Onion Relish and more.
The Christmas Chill Gift Box, £58.99

 

The Christmas Chill Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Urban Cordial, Flawsome! Drinks apple juice, Tony's Chocolonely 51% Dark Chocolate Candy Cane, Rubies in the Rubble Chilli Onion Relish, a Vegan Bunny Christmas Tree-scented candle and more.
The non-alcoholic, gluten-free and vegan version of The Christmas Chill, £55.99

 

A total of 27 hampers will be available, including those designed to be the non-alcoholic, vegan and gluten-free equivalents of hampers, such as The Christmas Chill, £58.99, where customers can opt to make it simply non-alcoholic, or non-alcoholic, gluten-free and vegan.

The Foodie Flavours Hamper with its products surrounding the wicker basket they come in, including Sea Change wines, Graham's Six Grapes Port, Wycombe Chef's Table Spice Gift Set, Zaytoun CiC Olive Oil, Rare Tea Company teas, Sapling Gin, Forty Hall Vineyards Sparkling Brut and more.
The Foodie Flavours Hampers £344.99

 

There’s something to suit every taste and budget. From the Foodie Flavours hamper – ideal for those who love to explore new recipes in the kitchen; the Share & Unwind Hamper – a fantastic family-sized option suited to those “betwixtmas” days mainlining movies; and the Clementine & Clove Gift Box – for a mulled wine selection that will be sure to go down a treat. The Christmas Chocolate Letterbox Gift and its vegan equivalent are perfect for a smaller, thoughtful gift that can be delivered with minimal hassle straight through the letterbox.

Brands appearing in the hampers include:

A bottle of Sea Change Organic Bobal wine with a glass poured next to it. In the background, a red vase with eucalyptus in and a cork stand with a sparkling drink, surrounded by baubles
Sea Change: These wines fund marine conservation projects and take care of the animals that appear on the front of each bottle. The brand avoids plastic in its packaging and even uses partial grape waste to create its labels. Sea Change wines appear in many hampers within the range such as The Sparkling Celebration, £52.99, The Clementine and Clove Gift Box, £46.99 and The Christmas Chill Gift Box, £58.99.

A jar of Rubies in the Rubble Apple and Cranberry chutney with a gold spoon on top, next to a naturally shaped board of marble with figs and other products in the background

Rubies in the Rubble: Relishes that help to save food waste by repurposing wonky or surplus fruit and veg. With 8-10% of global emissions attributed to wasted food, it’s a topical cause at Christmas time, when food waste shoots up – at an estimated 270,000 tonnes in the UK during the holiday season alone. The Apple & Cranberry Chutney, Pear & Fig Relish and Chilli Onion Relish feature in such hampers as The After Dinner Hamper, £86.99 and The Night Before Christmas Hamper, £86.99.

Two packs of Island Bakery biscuits with some of their biscuits in front of them on a naturally shaped marble board and some wedges of cheese, plus figs and a Rubies in the Rubble chutney jar with a spoon sticking out of the top.

Island Bakery and sister brand, Sweet FA: Both brands’ products are free from GMOs, preservatives, palm oil and artificial colours and flavour.The latter creates organic cookies using a unique formulation of gluten-free oats, almond and tapioca flours, making them suitable for vegans and coeliacs. Production of both brand’s organic biscuits rely on planet-friendly, local renewable energy on the Isle of Mull, ensuring these sweet treats have a lower environmental impact. Electric comes from a hydro-electric turbine on the neighbouring Tobermory river and a nearby wind turbine, while ovens are heated using local wood chip from Mull’s abundant timber plantations. Their biscuits are found in such hampers as The Christmas Season Hamper, £146.99 and The After Dinner Hamper, £86.99.

A two-pack of Sweet FA Double Choc Chip biscuits poking out of the packet onto a plate with crumbs

An Elephant Gin gift set of three mini gins presented on a recycled blanket with a ready-made Gin and Tonic cocktail next to the set with a circular cucumber slice inside the glass.

Elephant Gin: The German-made gin brand takes inspiration from traditional African sundowners and supports the elephants that give the brand its name by donating 15% of profits to elephant conservation organisations. So every gift set of gins help care for orphaned baby elephants, educate the public and run anti-poaching activity. The trio gift set is available as part of The Share & Unwind Hamper, £175.99.

Grahams Port and Altano Wine: These two brands, the former of which is perhaps most well known among the brands featured in the hamper range, are owned by Symington Family Estates. B Corp certified since 2019, a percentage of every sale among the group’s wines and ports goes towards the Symington Impact Fund which supports positive causes in the Douro and Greater Porto regions as well as the Alto Alentejo with a focus on community wellbeing and health, environmental protection and conservation and cultural heritage and education. The port features in such hampers as The Foodie Flavours Hampers, £344.99.

A LUX LUZ Letterbox Candle with its lid off and the two wicks lit. There's the corner of a Social Supermarket letterbox box in one corner and a sparkling bauble in the other.

LUX LUZ: The eco-soy scented letterbox and 3-wick candles, which feature in The Life’s Little Luxuries Letterbox Gift, £27.99, as well as larger candles and diffusers available individually on the marketplace, support survivors of domestic violence with emergency refuge and longer-term recovery activities, such as art therapy and candle-making workshops.

A dark green gift box with white writing "Wycombe Chef's Table" and a white ribbon surrounded by spice blends by Wycombe Chef's Table. In the background there's a glass of wine and a cheese board.

Wycombe Chef’s Table: New to Social Supermarket for 2022, Wycombe Chef’s Table create small batch single spices and spice blends, as well as other pantry products inspired by flavours from around the world. Cashew Rayu Japanese Chilli Oil and Moroccan Ras El Hanout, for example, feature in the gift set that is a part of The Foodie Flavours Hamper, £344.99. On a mission to inspire home cooks to try new flavours, every jar of delicious spice also donates 20% of sales to Trailblazers, a national charity that mentors ex-offenders with a view to reducing reoffending rates.

The full range of hampers will be available for delivery from 1st October at socialsupermarket.org. Customers can select any delivery date in the future, helping them to get their ethical shopping ticked off the festive to-do list earlier, with gifts arriving to their recipients close to Christmas. Corporate clients can pre-order Christmas gifts for their team and clients immediately by getting in touch with the sales team on [email protected]

In addition to the above gifts, the full range of Social Supermarket Christmas Hampers:

The Tea Break Letterbox Gift by Social Supermarket – the box lid is open showing the Christmas tree tissue paper and its contents are scattered, including Divine Chocolate bars, NEMI Teas sachets of teas, Island Bakery biscuit packs and Cafédirect coffee.
The Tea Break Letterbox Gift, £14.99

 

The Chocolate Letterbox Gift by Social Supermarket – the box lid is open showing the Christmas tree tissue paper and its contents are scattered, including chocolate bars from Raw Halo, Divine Chocolate and Chocolate and Love, plus Island Bakery biscuit packs.
The Chocolate Letterbox Gift, £19.99

 

The Vegan Chocolate Letterbox Gift by Social Supermarket – the box lid is open showing the Christmas tree tissue paper and its contents are scattered, including chocolate bars from Raw Halo, Divine Chocolate and Chocolate and Love, plus Sweet FA biscuit packs.
The Vegan Chocolate Letterbox Gift, £19.99

 

The Life's Little Luxuries Letterbox Gift by Social Supermarket – the box lid is open showing the Christmas tree tissue paper and its contents are scattered, including a Love Cocoa chocolate bar, a letterbox candle by LUX LUZ, tea by Tea People, a small bag of Nourish macaroons and a handmade Christmas decoration by Pivot.
The Life’s Little Luxuries Letterbox Gift, £27.99

 

The Snackers Stash Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including a bag of Boundless Activated Snacking crisps, Güsto crisps, Nourish macarons, Traidcraft ginger snap biscuits, Liberation Nuts, Divine and Raw Halo chocolate and Divine Chocolate ginger thins.
The Snackers Stash Gift Box, £30.99

 

The Mulled Apple Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Flawsome! Drinks apple juice, Cafédirect coffee, Divine Chocolate, a Dalit candle and more.
The Mulled Apple Gift Box, £31.99

 

The Ginger & Spice Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including a half bottle of Sea Change Malbec wine, Cafédirect coffee, Divine Chocolate, a Dalit candle and more.
The Ginger & Spice Gift Box, £33.99

 

The Chocolate Lover Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Love Cocoa pin gin truffles, Cafédirect San Cristobal hot chocolate, Refuge hot chocolate melts and more.
The Chocolate Lover Gift Box, £33.99

 

The Beer Lover Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Barrett's Ridge Beer Bread Kit, Toast Ale and Crumbs Brewing beers in bottles and Fauna Brewing in a can, with glasses of the beers around them.
The Beer Lover Gift Box, £39.99

 

The Clementine & Clove Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Sea Change wine, Cafédirect coffee, Divine Chocolate, Rubies in the Rubble relish, Spice Kitchen Mulled Spice Kit and more.
The Clementine and Clove Gift Box, £46.99

 

The Sparkling Celebration Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Sea Change Prosecco, Island Bakery sweet and savoury biscuits, Nourish macaroons, Love Cocoa Prosecco chocolate and more.
The Sparkling Celebration Gift Box, £52.99

 

The Merry & Bright Gift Box surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Sea Change Wine, Boundless Activated Snacking crisps, Divine Chocolate bars and Ginger Thins, Crumbs Brewing beer and more.
The Merry and Bright Gift Box, £58.99

 

The After Dinner Hamper surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Grahams Port, NEMI Teas Peppermint Tea, Summerdown peppermint creams Rubies in the Rubble relish, Old Spike coffee and more.
The After Dinner Hamper, £86.99

 

The Night Before Christmas Hamper surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Sea Change Prosecco and San Patrignano wine, Island Bakery biscuits NEMI Teas tea, Change Please coffee and more.
The Night Before Christmas Hamper, £86.99

 

The Winter Favourites Christmas Hamper surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Symington Family Estates Altano wine, Toast Ale beer, Urban Cordial, Cafédirect coffee, Roots and Wings marmalade, Rubies in the Rubble relish, Tony's Chocolonely chocolate and more.
The Winter Favourites Hamper, £120.99

 

The Share & Unwind Hamper surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Sea Change Prosecco, Elephant Gin Tasting Trio, Cafédirect San Cristobal hot chocolate, Belu Tonic, Brewgooder Beer, a blanket, Chocolate and Love chocolate gift set, Vegan Bunny Christmas tree scented candle and more.
The Share & Unwind Hamper, £175.99

 

The World's Most Sustainable Luxury Hamper surrounded by the contents that are inside, including Symington Family Estates Altano wine and Warres 1994 Port, Bespoke Mugs by Refuge Chocolate, a Rare Tea Company Henrietta's Gift Set including a transparent tea port and cup, a BEEN London folio and purse, Elvis & Kresse firehose notbbook, LUX LUZ 3-wick candle and even more.
The World’s Most Sustainable Luxury Hamper, £1,500

 

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