FoodINC

Parking outside, hand sanitiser provided at entrance. Friendly and informative butchers inside. Lots of lovely fruit and they have plantain.

I'm Justine a girl who loves her food!

Now if you do read my reviews or are a fellow foodie then before it's pointed out to me, yes this place is not a restaurant.

I come here to Food Inc every now & then as my partner only eats halal meat.

This shop is one of only three that sell halal meat in Colchester that I'm aware of.

They sell a huge selection of dry goods, tins, sauces, spices, vegetables, fruits, meat & frozen foods from all around the world.

You're literally spoilt for choice!

I do recommend this place.

I've given it 4 stars due to the following reason.

The carpark that serves both Food Inc & the Indian restaurant on the corner has at some point this year had a private parking company put their signs up & now control the parking here.

So if you're not aware of this fact you too could get caught out & then face a hefty £100 fine for parking here.

You can only now use this car park if you're purchasing from either Food Inc or the Indian restaurant. As you enter either establishment you have to enter your registration number on a pad to get free parking.

Even if you park for 2 minutes you have to do this or you'll get fined, so do be warned!

As always enjoy!!

Love a girl who loves her food. xXx StyleOutYourHome

A halal butchery and grocery store. Got lamb for eid celebration from them. There’s a car park for their customers but you have to register your car once you get into the store. They also sell some Ghanaian food stuff in there.

FoodINC is located in 66 Barrack St, Colchester CO1 2LS.
I am from India, so for me foodinc is one of the best store for buying indian spices and foods. They also have a good butchery with lamb, mutton, beef and chicken. Parking available.

Excellent store with lot of stuff. Staff is also very courteous. If the owner can add fresh bakery then it would be awesome.

Always, they have a fresh meat and chicken very good price . Very good butchers and friendly

Good range of food options whatever your diet. Plenty of well priced spices, rice's and noodles plus frozen goods.

If you're a local it's definitely a place you need to visit. I'm always in here picking up naans for dinner or fresh groceries for the next big meal. The staff are friendly and can point you in the right direction if you're a little lost. They have frozen samosas!

Brilliant shop - any ingredient for middle Eastern / Indian / Pakistani dish you need, they have it

Addendum, November 23rd - sadly, I must add a warning which also led to me substantially lowering my score - like others have said, the parking marked 'FoodInc' is only really free if you register inside. If you forget, like I did in my last visit, you get a £100 fine. (Contrary to what others wrote, it is actually quite easy to forget, so avoid unless you are the kind of person who is very careful about this kind of things.)