The ‘Love of Local’ menu will be available at 192 Sodexo sites across the country. Sodexo UK & Ireland will also be launching video content highlighting that 71% of the organisations supply chain is sourced in Britian.
Charles Abraham, food platform director at Sodexo, said: “Supporting farmers and other local producers in Britain sits at the heart of our responsible sourcing strategy. We are committed to supporting local communities and buying British is just one way we can achieve this.
“However, British food also makes good business sense – it travels a shorter distance so has a lower carbon footprint than imported produce, this contributes to our net zero 2040 roadmap. British and Irish food is typically of very high quality and absolutely delicious. For all these reasons and more, we are proud to partner with Love British Food, not just for British Food Fortnight, but all year round.”
Sodexo, who are an official partner of Love British Food - the founders of British Food Fortnight, is drawing on the organisation’s aim to raise awareness about the benefits of locally grown produce. Sodexo’s dishes will champion the ‘diverse and delicious’ foods that different regions across Britain have to offer.
The range includes chicken, bacon and leek cottage pie with savoy cabbage; hearty, slow-cooked autumn pork roast; crispy pork sausages with creamy vegetable mash and sage-roasted apple, as well as a traditional Yorkshire pudding wrap with pulled beef.
Alexia Robinson, founder of Love British Food, added: “Sodexo has a special place within the Love British Food community as David Mulcahy, food innovation & sustainability director, was the first person in the food services sector to support us when we started the campaign.
“Sodexo truly understands the value of quality, home-produced British food, as shown in the new A-Z film released for British Food Fortnight. From its flagship work at major sporting and entertainment venues to its menus in workplaces and schools, it continues to play an influential role in food service in this country.”