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Public Procurement - General Information

For the first time British Food Fortnight is focusing in particular on public procurement: the NHS, Ministry of Defence, prison service and all Government departments are being challenged to join the national celebration and put British on their menus during the Fortnight.

“British Food Fortnight is an ideal catalyst for finding new suppliers and sourcing more sustainably. Hospitals, schools and staff restaurants putting British on the menu during the event have proved it is possible to source locally.”
Mark Holmes, ADAS, who helped Sheffield Teaching Hospitals source locally as part of the White Rose Red Meat Initiative.
 
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How the public procurement sector can take part Print Email

Hot tips on how to take part in British Food Fortnight please follow this link to download a pdf of this guide.

‘Britain’s Regional Food & Drink: The Basics’ focuses on the ‘basics’: meat, dairy, fruit and vegetables. It provides advice on what to look for, information about regional varieties and details on how to source. Please follow this link to download a pdf of this guide.

To order a hard copy, please use this link to our contact details and our e-mail contact form.

‘Britain’s Regional Food & Drink: Retail and Catering Case Studies’ provides detailed case studies of how caterers have taken part in British Food Fortnight including how Nottingham City Hospital sourced locally for a month while still fulfilling menus that were agreed and printed months in advance. Please follow this link to download a pdf of this guide.
 
Work with schools Print Email

In addition to the commercial reasons for taking part in British Food Fortnight, we invite you to use the national celebration as an opportunity to be proactive in educating young people about British food.

In the build up to the Fortnight, over 30,000 schools in the UK are being given information on incorporating cookery and food-related topics into their curriculum teaching and they are being advised to seek help from local retailers and chefs to achieve this. So, chances are there is a school waiting to hear from YOU!

The best people to make the young aware of the diverse and delicious food that Britain has to offer are those who sell and cook it.
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Buy British Print Email

For advice on how to source British produce for your menus follow the links from the relevant British Food pages on this site.
 
For the first time the NHS, schools and many major Government departments are taking part Print Email

The NHS, schools and Government departments including the Cabinet Office, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Department for Transport, the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs and the Treasury rose to the challenge and put British food on their menus during the Fortnight.

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Case Studies for Public Procurement in British Food Fortnight Print Email

See examples of public procurement taking part in British Food Fortnight 2009.

Read here how Kent County Council took part in British Food Fortnight 2009.

Read here how Royal Brompton Hospital took part in British Food Fortnight 2009.

Read here how Oxford Waste Partnership took part in British Food Fortnight 2009.
 
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Let us know what you are organising. To have your event, shop, pub or restaurant listed on the website and included in press information please use this link to our contact details and our e-mail contact form.

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