Partridges Food Market

Partridges is one of the few family run food shops in Central London and is still supplied by some of the original suppliers. It was opened by Sir Richard Shepherd in May 1972 at 132 Sloane Street. In May 1979 he was elected to Parliament and in May 1981 his brother John entered the business. In 1984 Partridges expanded into the adjoining premises at 132-134 Sloane Street and in 2004 it relocated to 2-5 Duke of York Square on the Kings Road. In January 1994 Partridges was granted the Royal Warrant as Grocers to Her Majesty the Queen. The store runs a Saturday food market outside the shop and a growing export business for its own label products, as well as a greater emphasis on organic and environmentally friendly products.