Nairns

Simmers of Edinburgh Ltd has extensive experience in the manufacture of oat cakes and biscuits stretching back to our establishment in 1888. Nairn’s was established shortly afterwards in 1896 and was acquired by Simmers, which was part of the United Biscuits group, in 1978. A management buyout in 1996 now sees Simmers of Edinburgh Ltd under a new management structure.At nairn's they strive to bake food that is as simple, natural and as wholesome as possible. Their oats are grown without using insecticides, by farmers who are members of

's Rural Stewardship Scheme. Naturally, they avoid using artificial ingredients wherever possible. To preserve the goodness of the oats, they use only natural ingredients and avoid additives. The Palm fruit oil they use in their oat cakes is natural oil. It is non hydrogenated, healthier than highly saturated fats such as palm kernel oil and contributes to the flavour of their oat-based products.

Product key

Organic - We categorize items as organic if they have been certified by the soil association, or have been made with organically grown products. To find out the benefits of buying organic products see our Why Buy Organic? page.

Sugar Free - All of these items state that they are sugar free on their packaging.

Fair trade - All fair trade products have met the international Fairtrade standards and bare the FAIRTRADE Mark. Find out more about Fairtrade.

Vegan - All of these products state they are suitable for vegans on their packaging. They contain no animal products of any kind.

Vegetarian - These products all state that they are vegetarian / vegan on their packaging. Items that are naturally suitable for vegetarians are not included.

Gluten-Free - These products all carry an on-pack claim stating that they are gluten free.

Ethical - To classify as ethical all of these products have had to meet Joshua’s own strict ethical criteria, meaning we consider them to be ethically produced.

Biodynamic - Biodynamic products are those that have been produced using biodynamic methods. More information on biodynamic agriculture .

Local - Local products have all been produced in Devon or within one hour of our store.

Wheat-Free - These products all claim they are wheat free on their packaging

Joshua’s - These products are all either Joshua’s branded, or made by our chef and his team here on site.