Loafers Deli

Cafes on campus: serving handmade, artisan sandwiches crammed with scrumptious local produce next to the Students' Union Shop
Loafers Deli 2023
Our freshly made sandwiches are the star of the show, crafted daily with sustainable, locally sourced ingredients. These artisan sandwiches come on a variety of breads from renowned Plymouth and Cornish bakeries.
Handmade by our friendly team, we cater to meat-lovers, vegetarians, and vegans, with special options to match your dietary needs and preferences.
Upgrade your meal with our unbeatable meal deal for just £1.60 extra, which includes a choice of sweet or savoury snacks, refreshing soft drinks, and Starbucks coffee brewed with Fairtrade beans – the only place on campus to enjoy Starbucks!
Sandwich at Loafers Deli
Drinks at Loafers Deli
Cupcakes at Loafers Deli

Starbucks pastry offer

Start your day with a pastry and hot drink using Fairtrade coffee beans for only £3.50* in Loafers Deli.
*Valid until 11:30 am. Any tall drink (12oz) and pastry deal includes iced drinks but excludes caramel macchiato, mocha (hot and iced), and white chocolate and raspberry pain.

Loyalty points information

We have installed a new till system in all our units across campus.
We are working hard in the background to bring you a brand-new app-based loyalty programme with new offers and deals!
Just a reminder that the hot drink loyalty points offer utilising your staff and student card is no longer valid, payment via these methods is no longer accepted.
 

Nutritional and allergen information

We have introduced a traffic light system in Loafers Deli to enable greater visibility of the salt, saturated fat and sugar content in our sandwiches, whilst also displaying the full allergen information of each. Please click on the relevant PDF below to view the nutritional information. Should you have any questions about allergens in any of our bread products please speak with a member of staff before purchasing.

 

The traffic light labelling system

The traffic light labelling system will tell you whether a food has high, medium or low amounts of fat, saturated fat, sugars and salt. It will also tell you the number of calories and kilojoules in that particular product:
  • Energy (kilojoules kj) and calories (kcal)
  • Fat
  • Saturates
  • Sugar
  • Salt
The image to the right shows the traffic light label found on some foods. The traffic light label is colour coded and shows that green is low in a particular nutrient, amber means medium and red is high in a nutrient.
  • Red means the product is high in a nutrient and you should try to cut down, eat less often or eat smaller amounts
  • Amber means medium. If a food contains mostly amber, you can eat it most of the time.
  • Green means low. The more green lights a label displays, the healthier the food choice is.

Reference intake indicators

Reference Intake is shown in percentages and provides information on how the amount of fat, saturates, sugars and salts within that product fits into your daily recommended diet.
In the case of this food label, the amount of sugar is 38% of the total recommended daily intake, therefore you should be careful of the amount of sugar consumed in other foods throughout the day.
Cafes traffic light nutritional information 

Carbon emission labelling on menus

We have added the carbon impact of our dishes on many of our menus to enable customers to make choices that are better for the planet. We understand that what we eat can have a big impact on the environment, with food production estimated to account for a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The carbon footprint figure was created using TUCO's innovative greenhouse gas footprint calculator. The calculator allows us to select ingredients, insert the relevant quantities and select where the product is sourced from. It looks at forms of transportation, energy consumption and direct emission factors to calculate the total greenhouse gases and the emissions per serving in kilograms.


We display the amount of greenhouse gases next to each item on the menu in kilograms per serving.
You can find the carbon emission labels next to certain items on our menus in the following cafes on campus:
We are working hard behind the scenes to update more items on our menus.
 

Campus cafes events

Visit our campus cafes to celebrate calendar days and other events, and enjoy our sustainable, locally sourced fresh food and drink. We look forward to seeing you.
Business student Shaina Salan and PhD Geologist Dylan Beard have coffee at the Container Café, Crosspoint in the Roland Levinsky Building.
 

Global Fairtrade Recipe Book – University of Plymouth

Calling all food lovers!

The University of Plymouth, a proud 2-star Fairtrade University, is creating the 2nd edition of our Global Recipe Book – and we need YOUR recipes!
Do you have a dish that represents your culture, a family favourite, or a go-to meal or cake? Submit your recipe for a chance to be featured online and even served as a special in our campus cafes!
Fairtrade ingredients are encouraged but not required – we're simply raising awareness of the options available.

How to take part

Submissions open: 1–30 April
What we need from you:
  • Dish name
  • Ingredients list (Fairtrade where possible)
  • Method
  • Photo (optional but encouraged)
  • Any other relevant details
Submit your recipe to catering@plymouth.ac.uk.

Why Fairtrade?

Using Fairtrade ingredients supports ethical and sustainable farming, ensuring fair wages for farmers worldwide. Consider using Fairtrade chocolate, coffee, tea, sugar, bananas, spices, and more in your recipe where possible!

Be featured on campus!

One lucky recipe will be chosen to be prepared and served in one of our cafes, based on ingredient availability and cost – giving you the chance to see your dish enjoyed by students and staff!
Let’s celebrate the diversity of our University community through food while promoting Fairtrade and sustainability. Will your recipe be the next campus favourite?
 

Cafes on campus