To our new newsletter and our new website.

We are so excited about our new e-commerce partner Bluepark and the many new useful features that we hope you will find so easy to use and improve your shopping experience with us.

In the coming months, we really want to engage with you and this is one of the major reasons for our website change.  We really do want you to have a say in what products we provide, the services we offer and to understand what you miss most from Blighty.  In return, we will do our utmost to to bring you a service that is in tune with your foody needs and desires, to bring you a taste of home delivered to your door.

So, if there is a favourite of yours that we don't have, please let us know by clicking on this link and if there is a way to make it happen then we will. Oh, and for every product that turns out to be a favourite we will give you 300 extra loyalty points, to claim back on your next order or save towards Christmas. We firmly believe that there should be something in this for everyone.

Our chilled goods section is now open again for our EU customers.  We still have a great range of Sausages, Bacon and Cheese etc. and we are also expanding this range over the next few weeks with ranges of new products.  We have just added a great selection of fresh Pizzas and Garlic Bread, (for those customers, like us, who don't live in Italy!) and we will also be adding cooked ham and deli meats, dips and patés too.

For those of you outside the EU we have added the superb range of Green & Black's organic chocolate, plus some Bonne Maman cakes and delicious Waitrose Belgian Chocolate Brownies.  We hope you enjoy our new selection, with more to come.  Have a look at our latest products category and even save it as a favourite.

Shopping with Expat Essentials is even more rewarding now, with the introduction of our brand new Loyalty Scheme.  It's our way of saying 'Thanks' and giving something back to our customers for continuing to shop with us.  It's also one of the most generous available from any British Expat Shop, as each loyalty point is worth 3 pence!  It's so easy to claim them and you can see how many points you have too by simply logging into your account.  Please click here for full details.

The Great British Bake Off has really captured the imagination of the nation back home. Now in its fifth series, it seems to have rekindled the enjoyment of home baking again, for all ages.

Although we can't supply fresh ingredients to our customers outside of the EU, we'll be making sure that you've got everything else you'll need in our Home Baking section, so all you have to do is select which gastronomic delight you're going to bake!

Here is a link for some inspiration.  Enjoy!