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What to Text

Whenever you buy food or drink to consume away from the place you bought it we want you to tell us what you have bought. Please only tell us about the items in the list below.

Please include any snack items that you buy for someone else.

You do not need to text products taken into the home - these should be scanned in the usual way.

  • Chocolate, cereal bars, sweets & gum

  • Crisps, savoury snacks & nuts

  • Cakes, pastries & buns

  • Sandwiches, rolls, pies, pasties, salads, sushi etc.

  • Fruit – single pieces or small packs of ready to eat fruit / fruit salads

  • Yoghurts and ready to eat deserts in pots (barcoded only)

  • All barcoded COLD soft drinks including mineral water

  • All HOT drinks such as tea and coffee but not soup

Examples of what to text and not text
tick A chocolate bar from a newsagent
tick A coffee from a coffee shop
tick A can of drink from a vending machine
tick A sandwich from a supermarket or bakery
cross Anything taken back into the home
cross A coffee drunk inside a coffee shop
cross Any non-barcoded cold soft drink (e.g. dispensed in a cup)
cross Anything eaten in the place of purchase

For a full list of products to text please click here.

To find out what you need to include in your text message, see How to Text.