Waitrose Duchy Organic Waitrose Duchy Organic Waitrose Duchy Organic (formerly "Duchy Originals from Waitrose" and earlier simply "Duchy Originals") is a brand of organic food sold mainly in Waitrose stores in the United Kingdom, Ocado and small independent stores. The brand is a partnership between Waitrose and Duchy Originals Limited, a company set up by Charles, Prince of Wales, in 1990 and named after the Duchy of Cornwall estates that are held in trust by the Prince of Wales. The Duchy Originals brand was originally conceived in 1990 as an outlet for the organic food grown on the Prince of Wales Highgrove House
Ambrosia (food brand) demand, the creamery opened a new factory near to the original production facility. In 1990 the entire company was acquired by Colman's Ltd., a famous brand of mustard. This in turn was bought out by Unilever in 2001. Unilever sold the brand on in 2004, to Premier Foods, where it is still a core brand, alongside others such as Bisto, Branston and Hovis. In November 2018, Premier Foods announced that they are about to sell the Amrosia factory and brand in a move to focus on its growing brands, such as Batchelors and Mr Kipling, and to accelerate the rate