Clare McDermott, Business Development Director

Clare McDermott, Business Development Director

Where are we now? 1 in 6 meals are now eaten outside the home?

Food for Life

Catering Mark Standards Bringing together the issues people care about: Freshly prepared with quality ingredients Local sourcing seasonality Committed to higher animal welfare and traceability Food that is better for the environment Traceability and Third Party approval from independent assessors

The Food for Life Catering Mark - behind the logo

Food for Life Catering Mark - an overview A voluntary set of independent standards Inspected annually quality insurance and integrity A clear framework for sustainability, local procurement and health Technical and Supply chain support Marketing and PR support Celebration and reward

A Growing Movement Over 180 million Catering Mark meals are served every year 7,455 schools serve Catering Mark-awarded meals to their pupils Awarded workplaces include: DEFRA, PepsiCo, Walkers, London Fire Brigade, Sainsbury s, Scottish Parliament, Jaguar Land Rover. 155 residential care homes 11,000 Catering Mark meals served daily in UK hospitals Over a third of UK universities Over 300 nurseries have achieved the Catering Mark

Independent evaluation: Impacts - summary Good for the local economy NEF Good for climate change Manchester University Good for healthy eating Cardiff University and UWE

David Laws MP, Minister of State for Education praises Food for Life Catering Mark for school food 05 November 2014 Through the Food for Life Catering Mark, schools leaders are able to choose caterers who are committed to providing fresh, sustainable, locally-sourced and high quality food. This not only provides children with nutritious food, but also provides parents with reassurance that their children are being fed responsibly.

Catering Mark recognised as a tool to achieve Government s new procurement Plan The Food for Life Catering Mark is a well-established scheme for caterers that shares common objectives with the Great Food Plan and covers similar issues to the balanced scorecard. Membership of the scheme provides caterers with independently verified evidence of their achievements it will generally guarantee good or excellent performance against the award criteria in the balanced scorecard. A Plan for Public Procurement Good news for Catering Mark holders! will generally score good or excellent against food-based criteria in the Plan s balanced scorecard independently audited: uniquely able to verify compliance against these criteria part of the only best-practice scheme which covers provenance, sustainability, quality, nutrition, welfare and staff training a clear choice for procurers who are evaluating different bids proven to deliver multiple wider benefits which are in line with public authority priorities marketing support to help you position your award as the symbol of trust that procurers are looking for.

Hospital Food

New opportunities for hospitals Hospitals, caterers and commissioners must now seize the opportunity of using a local CQUIN goal to improve their food." Andy Jones, Chair of HCA

New standards for hospital food The Food for Life Catering Mark is one of a number of assurance schemes that help verify compliance with the required standards. The Bronze Standard is highlighted because of the breadth of its coverage, both for nutrition and sustainability, as it incorporates several other assurance schemes and is largely in line with the Government Buying Standard. The Hospital Food Standards Panel s report on standards for food and drink in NHS hospitals

Food for Life: a recognised framework Today is a celebration that hospital food has now become a clinical priority and it is also a clear endorsement from the Department of Health and NHS England of the Soil Association s Food for Life Catering Mark Standards for hospitals. Michael Dixon, President of NHS Clinical Commissioners

Leading the way 8 hospitals now are serving fresh, healthy, sustainable food to patients, visitors and staff: Nottingham University Hospital Trust North Bristol NHS Trust Hinchingbrooke Hospital (Circle) St Andrews Healthcare ISS Healthcare for The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust ISS Healthcare for Newham hospital BMI The Park hospital (General Healthcare Group) Trustees of the London Clinic "Patient satisfaction jumped to 92 per cent just two months after the new menus were introduced". Andreas Wingert, Circle - Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Catering Mark in venues The achievement feels great, we ve had fantastic media coverage for it and customers love it. It s win win Kevin Collett, Elior for @ Bristol It s marvellous that our commitment to serving fresh, local and organic food has been recognised by the Catering Mark Ross McKenzie, Commercial Operations Manager at Encore It s fantastic kudos to be the first sports stadium in England to have the Silver Catering Mark through our caterer, Centerplate. Doug Harman, Chief Executive, Bristol City FC

Catering Mark in the Workplace We believe it is important for companies to take practical action. We identified how food is produced, and supporting sustainable, organic agriculture as having a significant impact on our environmental footprint Peter Hughes, Director of CSR at Pearson

Meet targets around staff health & wellbeing and CSR Become a leader in the drive to improve health at work Demonstrate genuine CSR; helping you meet staff health and wellbeing targets Provides reassurance to your stakeholders and staff through a respected independent endorsement Encourage employees to make healthier choices, helping to increase productivity, engagement, attendance Rewards best practice, recognising the work you and your catering staff are already doing A fantastic story to share with your stakeholders through local and national media Marketing and PR support to help you communicate your achievement

The Catering Mark in universities Gain points in People and Planet s Green League Increase customer footfall and meals purchased Attract new students with your commitment to fresh and healthy food Provide reassurance to students and staff through a respected independent endorsement Empower and engage your catering staff Reduce costs by taking control of your supply chain Rewards best practice, recognising the work you and your catering staff are already doing A fantastic story to share with local and national media Marketing and PR support to help communicate your achievement

The Catering Mark Supplier Scheme is a great opportunity to bring caterers and suppliers closer together. Mark Davies, ISS Education

Catering Mark Supplier Scheme For suppliers who have the products that caterers need. Finding new routes to market Supporting caterer s needs Strong marketing tool - PR value enhanced reputation across supply chain Helps to meet customer s CSR objectives Support available to find new products

Over 100 Supplier Members

Supporting, Rewarding, Celebrating success Come and see us on stand 130 w. http://www.sacert.org/catering e. catering@foodforlife.org.uk t. 0117 914 2406