1971–1985: Origins and growth In 1971, Peter Deadman, Jenny Deadman and Robin Bines, opened
Infinity Foods, a small retail shop located in a converted terraced house on Church Street, Brighton. It was an alternative food retailer, selling organic and natural foods. A growing demand for organic food as a lifestyle choice was reflected the organic farming growth in the 1970s. In 1973, the shop moved to its current site on North Road, Brighton, where it opened a wholesale operation and bakery. Infinity Foods operated informally as a
worker cooperative. This is a business where the employees are the owners and collectively manage the company. They have a democratic say in decision-making and share the profits generated by the business, controlling their own workplace through shared ownership and governance. a company owned and collectively managed by its workers. In 1985, a separate wholesale division of the business, Infinity Foods Wholesale, was established and now operates from a warehouse outside of Brighton in
Shoreham-by-Sea. == Food Surplus Redistribution ==