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British Food Fortnight runs a network of 9,000 chefs that are available to go into schools to help teach children how to cook during the national food promotion.
 Many chef associations, catering organisations, catering colleges and other organisations volunteer the services of their staff and members within this network. This initiative whereby local chefs are teamed with local establishments needing help in teaching cooking skills has now been extended into Sure Start Children's Centres. As a result, parents using the centres are being taught how to cook, where to buy healthy food and how to incorporate seasonal produce into their family's meals leading up to a British Food Fortnight Feast in each centre during the event.
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British Food Fortnight is proven to help Councils increase the number of pupils eating school meals.
“The number of children eating school meals in Shropshire Primary Schools increased by 20% as a result of the British Food Fortnight menu we ran.”
Bill Campbell, Operations Manager, Shropshire School Meal Service.
Oxfordshire Council doubled the number of children eating school meals with their British Food Fortnight menu. |
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Organise a British Food Fortnight healthy eating competition for all the schools in your borough! |
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In the build-up to the Fortnight all schools in the UK are given information on incorporating cookery and food-related topics into their curriculum teaching and they are advised to seek help from local retailers and chefs to achieve this. Many retailers and caterers organise activities for schools every year. Use the links below for advice on how they can help. |
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Taking part in the national food promotion is proven to increase sales for 34%. Some local stores have increased sales by £2,000 as a result of taking part!
Give local food shops, butchers and greengrocers in your Borough special point-of-sale material to draw attention to their stores during the national food promotion and to establish a point of difference between their establishments and out of town stores.
For advice on increasing sales click here . |
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Bradford Council held a British Food Fortnight dinner at Bradford City Hall. The dinner raised £3000 for charity and was attended by Jeanette Orrey, one of the UK's most well-known, widely respected and inspirational experts on school food policy. |
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For advice on how to source British produce follow the links from the relevant British Food and Buying British pages from the drop down menu at the top of this page. See in particular the advice for those involved in Public Procurement. |
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Hospital Caterers Association signed up to become official members of the Love British Food campaign and in 2012 they rallied hospitals to bring all the excitement of the Olympics into wards with patriotic menus for patients. |
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