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Food

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain food and drink from their own homes.

PLEASE SUBMIT TO THE APPROPRIATE SUBCATEGORY IF ONE EXISTS.
Only merchants who sell pretty much all food and drink types will generally be listed at this level. Submitting to the incorrect category may considerably delay the time it takes us to process your submission.

WHAT BELONGS HERE

Site should be based in the UK and sell food and drink to the UK or worldwide.

In order to qualify for listing, a customer should be able to order from the site via one of the following mechanisms:
+ Integrated online shopping-cart systems that allow the user to order directly over the Web.
+ Systems that allow the user to generate an order form to be sent to the merchant via fax or mail.
+ Simple directories of products and prices that the user can order via mail or phone.

WHAT DOESN''T BELONG HERE

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
These should be listed under: Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Business_and_Economy/Industries/Food_and_Beverage

Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
These should be listed within the appropriate County/Region category.

Baked Goods

Includes cakes, bread, biscuits, dry mixes, pies and pastries.

Beverages

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain beverages without leaving their homes.

Beverages can include but are not limited to wines, beers, cider, fruit juices, mineral waters, spirits, coffees and teas.

To qualify for a listing here, sites should be based in the UK and sell beverages to the UK or worldwide.

Please submit to the appropriate subcategory if the site only sells a specific type of beverage.

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.

Please view the charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Chocolate

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain chocolate without leaving their home.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell chocolate to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

+ Integrated online shopping-cart systems that allow the user to order directly over the Web.
+ Systems that allow the user to generate an order form to be sent to the merchant via fax or snail-mail.
+ Simple directories of products and prices that the user can order via mail or phone.

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Condiments

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain condiments without leaving their home.

Condiments are prepared products that enhance the flavour of food such as oils, pickles, chutneys, table sauces, mustard and dressings.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell condiments to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Confectionery

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain confectionery without leaving their home.

Confectionery includes (but is not limited to):

Cakes
Desserts
Sweets

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell confectionery to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Dairy

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain dairy products and derivatives without leaving their home Dairy products are considered to include: Creams, cheeses, eggs, milks and yoghurts

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell dairy products and derivatives to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Ethnic and Regional

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell food ranges derived from overseas or specifically regional types of product to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

+ Integrated online shopping-cart systems that allow the user to order directly over the Web.
+ Systems that allow the user to generate an order form to be sent to the merchant via fax or mail.
+ Simple directories of products and prices that the user can order via mail or phone.

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops that do not accept orders to deliver nationwide, restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains that do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own homes.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Fish and Seafood

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain fish and fish products without leaving their home.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell fish and fish products to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Fruit and Vegetables

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain fruit and vegetables without leaving their home.

This could includes all types of tubers, fruiting bodies, root vegetables, leafy products coming from any part of a plant or fungi. May contain processed products containing only fruit or vegetables if they do not fit in another category.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell fruit and vegetables to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Gifts

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain food and/or drink related gifts without leaving their home.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell food and/or drink that are packaged as gifts to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Meat

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain meat or meat products without leaving their home.

Products could include (but are not limited to):

Game (Partridge/Pheasant etc)
Meat products (Spam, Pepperami etc)
Poultry (Chicken/Duck/Goose etc)
Red meat (Beef/Lamb/Venison etc)
White meat (Pork.. incl. sausages/bacon)

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell meat or meat products to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Nuts, Pulses and Grains

Sites offering nuts, pulses, grains, rice, lentils etc for sale online.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell nuts, pulses and/or grains to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Organic

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain organic food and drink without leaving their home.

To qualify as organic, food and drink must be produced without the use chemical fertilisers or other artificial chemicals.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell organic food and drink to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving their home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Prepared Meals

This area lists retailers selling prepared meals, frozen or dried, for home delivery within the UK. The meals will take a few simple steps like adding water or heating to be ready to eat.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell prepared meals to the UK or worldwide.

The products on offer should be packaged, full meals that can be made ready to eat in a short time.

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Seasonings

This category is for products such as herbs and spices, salt, food flavourings and additives.

Speciality and Gourmet

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers to select and obtain speciality and gourmet foods without leaving their home.

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell speciality and gourmet foods to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.

Special Diets

Sites whose primary focus is to allow UK consumers with restricted dietsto select and obtain food that is safe for them to eat without leaving their home.

Restricted diet types include:

Gluten free
Sugar free
Low carbohydrate

To qualify for a listing here sites should be based in the UK and sell food for people with restricted diets to the UK or worldwide.

A customer must be able to order from the site without leaving there home. Common mechanisms which would suffice to justify a listing are:

Please submit to the appropriate subcategory if your site only sells a specific type of beverage.

Please note the following site types DO NOT belong here:

Businesses that sell ONLY to other businesses.
Local shops (that do not accept orders to deliver
nationwide), restaurants and pubs.
Nationwide shopping chains who do not offer customers some way of buying the goods from their own home.

Please view the Regional/UK/B&E/Shopping/Food charter found here to clarify where to place such sites.