Waitrose Duchy Organic originate, manufacture, distribute and sell Duchy products within the UK through its stores as well as via third parties. The tradition of donating royalties to charity has continued and the Prince of Wales has continued his involvement with the brand. The company Duchy Originals originated the "Duchy Originals" brand in 1990 as a premium organic food and drink brand. It also created two other brands, "Duchy Selection"s and "Duchy Collections". "Duchy Selections" was a range of premium free-range (but not organic) pork and fish products and mineral waters, and "Duchy Collections" was a range of high quality non food products.
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