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.

For advice on how to source British produce for your menus follow the links from the relevant British Food pages on this site.

Kent County Council organises Kentish Food Week during the national food promotion in a bid to showcase locally grown produce and traditional Kentish recipes. At least 350 schools in Kent ran a special British Food Fortnight menu prepared by the Council’s caterers.  The menu included dishes such as Appledore Chicken Pie, Huffkin Rolls and Gypsy Tart. Schools were also invited to participate in a competition to decorate the service areas with pictures of fruit and vegetables. “There was a significant increase in school meal uptake during the week. This event is widely supported by Head teachers, teaching staff, pupils and parents alike. I would love to see the whole of Kent adopting this. So you’d get pubs that would do Kentish food, also hospitals and hotels. It would be wonderful if that happened.” Mark Sleep, Client Services Manager for Kent County Council. For further information on how Kent Council takes part please see this link.

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.

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

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

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

Read here how Oxford Waste Partnership took part in British Food Fortnight.