Read Peter Heanen's article in The Grocer of 4 June 2011 – “British Food Fortnight has a big impact on UK-grown food, and deserves more supermarket support” – download PDF

Read Jan Matthews' article in The Grocer of 18 September 2010 - “Countdown to a special British Food Fortnight” - download the PDF.

Would you like to source and promote regional food and drink in your shop, pub or restaurant during the Fortnight?

Hot tips on maximising sales during British Food Fortnight please follow this link to download a pdf of this guide.

‘British Food: 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. It explains the different assurance schemes and quality marks that are used: what they mean, why they are important and how sourcing food that carries them will help retailers and caterers meet customers' growing demand for high quality food and drink with clear provenance, thereby increasing sales. Includes ideas for working with schools. Please follow this link to download a pdf of this guide.

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‘British Food: Retail and Catering Case Studies’ provides detailed case studies of retailers and caterers that have taken part in British Food Fortnight. Each case study demonstrates how they used regional specialities to maximise sales and attract new customers; how they sourced regional food and drink; how they promoted it; what results they achieved and lots of useful tips. Includes ideas for working with schools. Please follow this link to download a pdf of this guide.

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 to achieve this. So, chances are there is a school waiting to hear from YOU!

To find out more about working with schools, please follow these links:

Caterers - work with schools.

Retailers - work with schools.

For advice on maximising your media coverage during the Fortnight - follow this link to download your PDF briefing

For media contacts and press release templates, please follow this link.

Harrods put the spotlight on EU Protected Foods of Britain for British Food Fortnight, with a series of tasting events and exclusive recipes on offer in the Food Halls. Last year they also ran huge promotions during British Food Fortnight. For two weeks, the historic Food Halls were transformed into a haven for small, independent British suppliers, while eight of Harrods renowned restaurants featured dishes created by chef Valentine Warner, bursting with the finest and freshest British ingredients.

Examples from large organisations

ARAMARK is the leading supporter of British Food Fortnight in the catering sector.  During the event they run special British menus in the staff restaurants of some of Britain's biggest organisations giving over 250,000 customers the British Food Fortnight experience.  ARAMARK also leads British Food Fortnight's initiative sending chefs into schools to teach children how to cook and every year they send over 50 chefs into schools during the national food promotion.  They also support the event’s Sure Start Children's Centres project which is being run in conjunction with the Department of Health's 5 A DAY programme.  ARAMARK chefs visit children’s centres in deprived areas and help parents improve their cooking skills so that they can prepare healthy meals for their families. “Since we’ve sponsored British Food Fortnight, we have seen sales of certain British lines increase by more than 80%.”Val Carter, Corporate Responsibility Director, ARAMARK. For further information of ARAMARK taking part in British Food Fortnight see this link

To help you take part in British Food Fortnight we have compiled a number of case studies for retailers.

To help you take part in British Food Fortnight we have compiled a number of case studies for pubs, restaurants and caterers.