Berrywood Hospital, part of the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), has become one of the first hospitals in the UK to achieve Food for Life Served Here (FFLSH) Gold in record time, a landmark moment for hospital catering and sustainability.
Since 2017, Food for Life, in partnership with Walsall Council, has been driving a powerful food transformation across the borough. With Walsall facing challegnes around cost of living and access to healthy food, the council recognised that real change requires a joined-up approach to the whole food system.
For over a decade, BaxterStorey has partnered with Food for Life Served Here (FFLSH) to transform the way sustainable and nutritious food is served across the UK. Now, with the launch of a bold new five-year sustainability and nutrition strategy, BaxterStorey is setting its sights even higher: aiming to achieve Food for Life Served Here certification across all 1000 of its UK locations, as part of a trailblazing approach to serving healthier, more sustainable meals to the 1 million people they feed each day.
The University of Bristol have achieved bronze Food for Life certification for the third year running, highlighting their dedication to serving healthy and sustainable food to staff and students across five sites.
RA Venues have once again shown their commitment to serving healthy and sustainable food. They’ve renewed their Food for Life Served Here silver certification at their Bristol attractions.
For over 20 years, Food for Life has been working with schools, nurseries and caterers across the UK to get meals that are at least 75% freshly prepared with whole and minimally processed ingredients on our plates.
The Phat Pasty Co have been a part of the Sustainable Supplier Scheme since 2017 and were the first savoury pasty company to adopt Food for Life standards across their products. In fact, this is one of many ‘firsts’, with Phat leading the way in so many different areas.
Educaterers have once again achieved their bronze Food For Life Served Here certification. They provide over 23,000 Served Here certified meals per day in schools across Warwickshire and further afield.
As we reach the end of a very busy year for all of us in the food world, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the successes and challenges we’ve faced and our hopes for 2025.
Kate’s Kitchen is a catering company for events and the workplace. Serving 190 meals on average per day Monday to Friday, they have a strong focus on fresh, seasonal, local and organic produce.
Providing the UK’s only Food for Life Served Here gold certified corporate menu, they are demonstrating their commitment to sourcing and serving food that is better for climate, nature and health.
Here’s some reasons why we, at the Soil Association, think it’s important to source and highlight locally produced ingredients on your menus.
This month ahead of Love British Food fortnight taking place over 20th September – 6th October 2024, we spoke with Tim Radcliffe, Net Zero Food Programme Manager for NHS England as well as one of the non-executive director for Love British Food.
