The Clean Kilo

The Clean Kilo sells groceries by weight, letting customers bring containers instead of taking each purchase home in new packaging. Its current contact page directs shoppers to 249 Mary Vale Road in Bournville. That matters when using older coverage, which describes the original Digbeth shop rather than the current grocery address. Founders Jeanette Wong and Tom Pell opened the business in June 2018 after a crowdfunding campaign. The idea grew from concern about plastic waste, with Pell’s experience of bulk shopping in Australia informing the approach. Food is only part of the offer: toiletries and household cleaning products also appear in the range. Customers without their own containers can use options supplied by the shop, including paper bags and reusable containers. Shopping this way lets a customer choose a quantity instead of accepting a manufacturer’s standard pack. It does not establish that every product is locally made or cheaper than a packaged equivalent. Check the current grocery contact details before setting out rather than relying on an old Digbeth feature.