A panel of experts with insight into sourcing and procurement will discuss why caterers should do more to source local food, and how they can build stronger links with Britain’s farmers and growers
The panel line-up includes:
- Neil McCole from Campbell Brothers, the national meat wholesaler and catering butcher
- Rich Osborn, chief executive of Equilibrium Markets (EM Food)
- Clare O’Brien, head of new model development at Entegra UK&I
- Steve Thomas, co-founder and chief executive of Ample Marketplace
You can join the webinar to hear from them talking about the challenges, opportunities, and benefits of ‘Buying British’.
They will be offering insight into the challenges that caterers face in looking to source food more sustainably, and at the new Buying Better Food & Drink framework announced this year.
The webinar will aim to define local sourcing; identify the benefits of it for caterers, farmers and growers, and local communities; look at the importance of animal welfare and quality standards; and examine ways that British farm produce can compete with cheap imports when public sector budgets are so tight.
The local sourcing webinar is just one of a number of activities taking place during Public Sector Catering Week 2024, which aims to highlight and celebrate the valuable contributions of individuals and teams involved in providing food services in schools, hospitals, care homes universities, government offices, and other public facilities.
Each day will have a theme, these will look at kitchen technology, plant-based menus, local sourcing, careers & recruitment, as well as managing allergens.
If you want to join the webinar live on May 22nd, then register here.