Scottish Government workplaces awarded are Atlantic Quay in Glasgow as well as Victoria Quay, St Andrews House and Saughton House in Edinburgh. These locations serve an estimated 53,000 meals each year.
For the FFLSH Silver accolade, award holders spend at least 5% of the ingredients budget for their service on organic produce as well as achieving the bronze requirements.
BaxterStorey serves Mossgiel organic milk at all the awarded Scottish Government workplace locations. Data from the Cool Food Pro calculator shows that by using organic milk, BaxterStorey are saving an estimated 11,529 Kg CO2e every month.
Mark McCulloch, operations director at BaxterStorey Scotland, said: “We are hugely proud of our team who celebrate provenance every day with innovative menus centred on food which not only tastes good but does good. We look forward to continuing our partnership with the Scottish Government, fuelling their workplaces with planet positive food through ongoing investment in our sustainable commitments.”
In 2022, FFLS launched the Public Sector Expansion Pilot, with the aim of scaling the programme to bring the award to other public sector sites.
Sarah Duley, head of food at Soil Association Scotland, added: “It’s a huge achievement made possible by the commitment and collaboration between Scottish Government workplaces and BaxterStorey to deliver fresh, local and sustainable food.
“We look forward to more caterers following in the footsteps of both BaxterStorey and our 17 local authority caterers. The Food for Life Scotland team can offer substantial free support to public sector caterers in Glasgow to do so.”