Waitrose range

Waitrose & Partners is a premium British supermarket chain that serves as the food retail division of the John Lewis Partnership. Founded in 1904 by Wallace Waite, Arthur Rose, and David Taylor, the brand has grown from a small grocery store in West London into one of the most recognizable upscale retail brands in the United Kingdom.

Most Waitrose-branded products are manufactured in the United Kingdom, often through exclusive partnerships with British farmers and producers. However, for specialized items such as tropical fruits, wines, and certain processed foods, the brand souces globally from multiple countries to ensure quality and seasonality.

The brand is unique in the retail world because its ultimate owner, the John Lewis Partnership, is an employee-owned business. This means the company is owned in trust on behalf of its employees (referred to as Partners), rather than being a public company traded on the stock market. Headquartered in London, it continues to operate under a Royal Warrant to supply groceries and household goods to the British Royal Family.