119: Kelly Wright, Founder of The Refillery on Keeping It Local and Franchising a Business

Following a 20 year career in the food manufacturing industry, Kelly decided to leave her high flying corporate job and open Edinburgh’s largest plastic free and ethical grocery store.  Frustrated with the slow pace of change in reducing and eliminating needless plastic in UK retail, Kelly created The Refillery to offer people an alternative to plastic riddled supermarkets.  “Our mission is to make plastic free shopping accessible to as many people as possible”  Now in their 4th year of trading and having navigated through unprecedented times, The Refillery now has locations in Newington and Waverley, alongside their first franchised shop in Corstorphine.  “The big plan now is to expand our franchise operation so to grow our voice and influence in the UK grocery retailing space. Our ambition is to have 50 franchises in the next 10 years, all independently owned and supported by The Refillery Franchise Community Link to The Refillery here, including franchise opportunities https://therefillery.co.uk/ Link to Kelly Wright on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-wright-23494847/