Food and catering services

Our catering team has received national recognition from the Soil Association for the work which it has done to source locally produced and seasonal products.  Over 30% of our catering supplies come from local producers and suppliers. Click on the link to see some of the Catering Department's Initiatives.

Other procurement initiatives

• members of our procurement team are actively involved in a number of national sustainable procurement initiatives
• using local services and suppliers where possible
• our central stores and catering hub have meant fewer journeys and deliveries to our sites and fewer food and delivery miles
• waste reduction through minimising packaging and re-using delivery containers
• training procurement staff in whole life costing approaches
• raising awareness of environmental impact and carbon reduction factors in procurement evaluation, business planning and impact assessment processes.