An introduction to The Food for Life Catering Mark NACC Scottish Regional Meeting – 18 th November 2015 Sarah Duley Catering Mark Development Manager
Agenda • Introduction to the Soil Association • Where did it come from? • The Catering Mark • What are the criteria and principles? • CM in care settings • Supplier scheme and support
Quiz When did rationing on meat and bacon end? 1954 1,200,000 How many allotments were used in 1950? 500,000 By 1968, how many allotments were still being used? 50 In 1950 how many supermarkets were there in the UK? 10,308 And by 2013? When was the first fast food outlet opened in England? 1954 - Wimpy How many are there now? 24,320 25kg The average person ate 1kg of chicken a year in 1950, how many do they eat now?
What’s soil got to do with it? 1946 Good food for all
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land ? What at is Food od for r Life fe Scot otland • Food for Life Scotland programme transforming food culture across the country • 3 main areas of work: – Catering tering Mark rk – Sustainable Food Cities – Education Framework
The Catering Mark
3 principles 1.Sourcing environmentally sustainable and ethical food 2.Making healthy eating easy 3.Championing local food producers
Where are we now? Today day over er 1.5 5 milli llion n Catering Mark meals are being served in… • 300 300 nurseries • 7,400 00 schools – 40% Scottish LA primary schools • Over 40 40 universities • Employe loyers rs like Scottish Government, Jaguar Land Rover, Greater London Authority and PepsiCo serve CM meals to their staff • Over 150 50 care homes inc. HC-One & Edinburgh Council • Seven en hospitals
Th The e Ca Catering tering Ma Mark rk in in Sc Scotland otland Food for Life 24 Catering Mark awards in Scotland More than 103,086 Catering Mark meals are served daily across 1,112 sites in Scotland (over 20 million each year)
Th The e Ca Catering tering Ma Mark rk in in Sc Scotland otland
Ca Cate teri ring ng Ma Mark rk in in car are e se sett ttin ings gs • Boost in morale/motivation for kitchen staff • Greater recognition for the catering service • Helps provide reassurance to residents and their families • Health and wellbeing benefits for residents – nutritionally and socially • Can reduce costs by taking control of your supply chain • Provides an opportunity to share your story with media •
“…when I saw the boost to kitchen team’s morale and the deserved recognition the catering service was finally getting, I decided to go for the award in all our care homes” Dietetic & Catering Manager, City of Edinburgh Council
“Food for Life has put us on the map and helped people recognise that really good things happen every day in Edinburgh’s care homes” Senior Cook, Clovenstone
Bronze comprises 13 standards, focusing on: – Ingredient gredients • All eggs free range • No undesirable additives/trans fats • All meat assured to min. UK welfare standards – Cust stomer omer care re • Seasonality highlighted • Positive marketing about provenance of ingredients – Good od practice actice • •
Which ingredients are off the menu? genetically modified ingredients E.G. G. Colourings Flavourings/enhancers undesirable Sweeteners additives or Preservatives Trans fats trans fats meat with no farm assurance endangered fish
Above and beyond Sil ilver ver and nd Gol old d is ass ssess essed ed usi sing ng a poi oints nts bas ased ed system stem for r rec ecognis ognising ing con ontinuo tinuous us imp mprov rovement ement and nd exc xcell ellenc ence 1 Champ ampion 3 ioning ing Meet et bronze nze local cal food od stand andard ards produ oducer cers Sourc urcing ing 2 4 ethic hical al and d Makin king g envir vironm onmentall entall healt althy hy y y frien iendly dly eatin ting g easy sy food od
Catering Mark Supplier Scheme Membe bers rshi hip p benefi fits ts for suppl plie iers rs: : Find new routes to market Demonstrate commitment to meeting caterer’s needs and adding value Marketing and PR value
Logistic gistics s and d support port • Application • Development Manager (me) able to support the whole process and provide free advice - Scotland • Certification Officer - Bristol • Annual inspection and inspection fee
Thank you!
Any question ons? s? Get in touch! sduley@soilassociation.org 0131 666 2474 07562 780302 @SoilAssocScot
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