Foo Go

{{Short description|Premade snack company}}

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| name = Foo Go

| logo = Foo Go company logo.png

| type = food manufacturer

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| foundation = 2001

| founder = George Robinson{{cite news

| last = Mesure

| first = Susie

| title = WH Smith to put sandwiches on the menu

| publisher = The Independent/Bnet

| date = August 29, 2006

| url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060829/ai_n16694505

}}

| location_city = Lincolnshire

| location_country = England

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| products = Sandwiches and buns

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| num_employees = low hundreds

| parent = Greencore Group

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| homepage = [http://www.foo-go.com foo-go.com]

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}}Foo Go was a brand of pre-packed sandwiches and other convenience food.{{Cite news |last=Roupell |first=Tim |date=2003-03-12 |title=How to eat a sandwich |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2003/mar/12/foodanddrink.shopping1 |access-date=2024-03-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Foo Go operated on a "zero waste" policy and has used water-based boards, inks, and coatings with packet windows made from cornstarch instead of the normal oil-based inks and plastic film{{cite web|url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4358214/On-a-sandwich-course-what.html |title=On a sandwich course: what is FooGo's secret of success? | Goliath Business News |publisher=Goliath.ecnext.com |date=2005-05-28 |access-date=2011-06-30}} to make the containers biodegradable.{{cite news |date=October 11, 2004 |title=Wrappers have a short life |publisher=guardian.co.uk |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/oct/11/food.foodanddrink |access-date=2008-03-26}}{{citation | last=Best | first=Kathryn | year=2006 | title=Design management: managing design strategy, process and implementation | publisher=AVA Publishing | isbn=978-2-940373-12-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hm5Tn1EjUWAC | page=177 }}{{cite news |title=Environmentally profitable |date=21 January 2005 |newspaper=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/4196289.stm}}

History

Foo Go was founded in 2001 by George Robinson. In 2009, Greencore Group plc bought Foo Go for £4.4M.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}

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Category:Food manufacturers of England

Category:Companies based in Lincolnshire

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