15 Best Chocolate and Food Gifts That Give Back
Food is the gift nobody has to find space for, and these six kitchens each pay for something with what they sell. Harry Specters has helped over 360 autistic people into paid work. Luminary Bakery runs accredited training for women rebuilding after homelessness, abuse, and exploitation. Miss Macaroon, founded in Birmingham in 2011 by Rosie Ginday MBE, creates jobs for people facing mental health challenges, learning disabilities, and criminal justice involvement.
The other three are Change Please, a B Corp that puts 100% of its coffee profits into barista training academies in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh for people experiencing homelessness, Tap Social Movement, which has created over 95,000 hours of paid work for people in and leaving the criminal justice system, and Arthouse Unlimited, whose chocolate bars carry artwork by adults with complex neuro-diverse and physical support needs. Everything below is in stock at the brand's own shop as of the last weekly catalogue refresh. Fresh bakery items and beer ship within the UK only, so check the brand page before ordering from abroad.
Chocolate boxes and bars
From a £4 bar to a twenty-five piece box, made in Ely by Harry Specters and in Godalming by Arthouse Unlimited.
The Winter Favourite Chocolates Bundle - Pick Any 3
£14.85
From Harry Specters: read why we picked themPick any three winter favourites, which is the cheapest way to try the range before committing to a big box.
Words of Wisdom, Silky Dark Colombian Chocolate Bar
£11.00
From Arthouse Unlimited: read why we picked themA dark Colombian bar wrapped in the Words of Wisdom design, drawn in the brand's inclusive studio sessions.
Ship Ahoy, Salted Caramel Milk Chocolate with Pretzel Pieces
£11.00
From Arthouse Unlimited: read why we picked themSalted caramel milk chocolate with pretzel pieces, in a wrapper good enough to keep.
Cakes, brownies and macarons
Baked to order in London and Birmingham, so these need a delivery date.
Chocolate Hazelnut Celebration Cake
£60.00
From Luminary Bakery: read why we picked themA chocolate hazelnut celebration cake from the London bakery that trains women rebuilding after homelessness and abuse.
The Chocolate Lovers Mini Cake Box
£35.00
From Luminary Bakery: read why we picked themA mini cake box for the chocolate end of the range, smaller than a full celebration cake and easier to post.
[Bitesize] Salted Caramel Brownies [Flourless]
£24.00
From Luminary Bakery: read why we picked themFlourless salted caramel brownies in bitesize form, which solves the gift for someone avoiding gluten.
Luminary Plain Granola [Plant Based]
£7.50
From Luminary Bakery: read why we picked themPlain granola at £7.50, the everyday item from a bakery whose training programme is the actual product.
Classic Gluten-Free Madeleine — Box of 15
£20.00
From Miss Macaroon: read why we picked themFifteen gluten-free madeleines from Rosie Ginday MBE's Birmingham social enterprise.
Lemon Gluten-Free Madeleine — Box of 15
£20.00
From Miss Macaroon: read why we picked themThe lemon version of the same box, for the person who does not want chocolate.
Social Enterprise Hamper with English Sparkling Wine
£55.00
From Miss Macaroon: read why we picked themA hamper with English sparkling wine, and the largest single gift on this page.
Coffee and beer
The two gifts that get finished, from two of the clearest impact models in the directory.
Muyumbu Rwanda - Farms to Futures - Specialty Coffee
£12.00
From Change Please: read why we picked themA Rwandan single origin from the B Corp that puts 100% of coffee profits into barista training for people experiencing homelessness.
Tall, Dark & Handsome - Specialty Coffee
£10.00
From Change Please: read why we picked themA darker roast at £10, the easy desk gift that does not need to know their brew method.
Adventurous Blend - Whole Beans 1kg - Signature Coffee
£32.00
From Change Please: read why we picked themA kilo of whole beans for the household that gets through it, or for an office kitchen.
Pale & Hoppy Ales Gift Pack
£26.00
From Tap Social Movement: read why we picked themA pale and hoppy gift pack from the Oxford brewery where one third of the workforce has contact with the criminal justice system.
Alcohol Free Gift Pack
£22.00
From Tap Social Movement: read why we picked themThe alcohol-free gift pack, so the same brewery works for the person not drinking.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is a social enterprise food gift?
- It is food from a business that reinvests its profits into a social mission rather than only into shareholder returns. On this page that means paid employment for autistic people at Harry Specters, accredited training for women rebuilding their lives at Luminary Bakery, and barista training for people experiencing homelessness funded by 100% of Change Please's coffee profits.
- Which of these can be posted as a gift?
- The chocolate, coffee, granola, madeleines, and bitesize brownies all post well, and the beer packs ship within the UK. Celebration cakes are baked to order and need a delivery date agreed with the bakery. Check the brand page and the brand's own shop before ordering close to an occasion.
- Are there gluten-free or plant-based options?
- Yes. The Miss Macaroon madeleine boxes here are gluten-free, the Luminary brownies are flourless, the granola is plant-based, and Harry Specters chocolates are vegetarian-friendly and made without artificial ingredients. Always check the brand's own product page for the current allergen information.
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