Food FAQs

In the wee hours of the morning our staff trickle into our production kitchen, located at 405 Collins Street below our flagship store.

Our muffins go into the oven at 5:00am and are delivered fresh to our stores each day.

The sandwiches, baguettes and salads hit the stores between 7:00 and 9:00am each day.

You think you are drinking a freshly squeezed apple juice, not knowing that the apples were picked eighteen months ago and stored in an oxygen deprived environment. The rise of organics is throwing a spotlight on the nutritional consequences of the growing and storage environments of fresh produce.

Currently a fully organic range would be prohibitively expensive because we do not make to order, but we buy organic where we can.

Food labeling legislation requires that foods must demonstrate a fat content of less than 3% to be labeled low fat. Choose juices, green salads, the pritikin, muffin fruit salads and products without mayonnaise if you are concerned about fat content. There is no butter or margarine on any of our sandwiches and baguettes.

Yes, they certainly are. We cook our own meats, use no butter or margarine and only the freshest fruits and vegetables, with a focus on seasonal items. We believe that good health is as much about happiness and feeling good as the nutritional breakdown of what you eat.

The pritikin muffins are named after Nathan Pritikin who was a pioneer in reducing cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and obesity through a diet that cut out all fat and sugar.

Our pritikin muffins are made with oatbran, a small amount of flour, egg whites, fresh fruit, nuts and fruit juice. They do have a small amount of yoghurt but contain no butter or milk.

No. There is no butter or margarine in any of the sandwiches or baguettes.

We use Atomica Coffee.

They are a local roaster based in Brunswick Street. The beans are roasted weekly and they have a retail store if you would like to purchase beans for your home.

All Bluebag employees are fully-trained in the responsible handling of food and our food safety and hygiene program is run in strict accordance with the Melbourne City Council’s Food Safety Act.