“I am immensely impressed by the ingenuity and imagination of the schools that have taken part in British Food Fortnight over the last few years.”
HRH The Prince of Wales

“British Food Fortnight gives caterers a reason to be enthused
about quality British food.”
Bob Cotton, CEO, British Hospitality Association

“British Food Fortnight provides the retailer with a fantastic opportunity to grow
sales and profits with the support of a nationally recognised event.
It would be foolish not to take part.”
Libra Europe, consultants to the food supply chain industry

The organisers of British Food Fortnight call for Ed Balls to include traditional British dishes in his list of the “top eight” dishes that young people should be taught in school. In addition to British dishes such as Shepherd's Pie, Roast Chicken, Hot Pots and Fruit Crumbles, the organisers hope that schools will teach pupils how to prepare and cook the seasonal British vegetables that accompany these dishes.

Despite the shadow cast by the re-emergence of Foot and Mouth disease there is good news for British farmers: more shops, pubs, restaurants and food service outlets than ever before are taking part in British Food Fortnight which takes place 22nd September to 7th October.

“Tell me and I forget,
show me and I may remember,
let me do it and I learn.”
Prue Leith

Organisations representing over 9,000 chefs have volunteered to go into schools during British Food Fortnight (22nd September to 7th October) to teach children how to cook, signifying the biggest mass movement geared to teaching children about food. This means that British Food Fortnight has already over-taken France’s long-running Semaine du Gout that sends chefs into French schools every October to teach children about the delights of their national cuisine.

With the cost of meat likely to rise due to increased animal feed costs, the organisers of British Food Fortnight, which takes place 22nd September to 7th October, give consumers seven reasons to buy British meat:

Musgrave Budgens Londis has won best consumer initiative in the Grocer Gold Awards 2007 for its sponsorship of British Food Fortnight. The campaign was deemed to be a ‘unanimous win’ by the judges...