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British Food Fortnight, which is the biggest national celebration of British food on the nation’s calendar, took place between September and October. As part of the campaign, together with YDH, we promoted the many British products already on our menus.
We currently have food companies that supply products for the patient and colleague meal service, who kindly supported us during the celebration. Our facilities department, that includes the catering team, is passionate about the support and there were displays in our main reception areas promoting the British food we currently buy in from our suppliers.
We looked at highlighting products on our menus and other local events throughout the fortnight. While supporting and buying British produce, we are ensuring local sustainability, reducing the carbon footprint, and working towards our trusts' Green Plan - we are building strong relationships with our local suppliers.
“Choosing British food means enjoying the diverse and delicious food that our varied countryside and seasonal climate produces. It is a way of rejoicing in the food that is grown on our doorsteps, tasting a part of Britain’s heritage, supporting farmers who maintain our beautiful countryside.”
Quotes from our colleagues over the fortnight
Stacy Oliver, our facilities team leader at Minehead Hospital, said:
"We were proud to support British Food Fortnight. When our facilities team offers the menus to our patients, we can promote British food because over half the products we purchase and offer to the patients are British.”
Alli Stone, our facilities team leader at Burnham-on-Sea Hospital, said:
"We have enjoyed promoting the British Food Fortnight engaging with colleagues and patients.”
Dora Czubat, our head of catering at Wincanton Hospital, said:
"We all love to eat tasty and delicious food! There are so many varieties of food, recipes available in UK using the British products. Love British food fortnight helps to promote it and recognise it."
Gillian Parry, our facilities team leader at Williton Hospital, said:
"The Love British Food event has been an opportunity to open discussions regarding the origins of the food that is being served within the hospital. Patients and colleagues have aired opinions on the benefits of using British produce with regards to freshness and on the effects transportation of goods globally has on the environment. For many patients it has been an opportunity to reminisce on how farming was done previously in Britain to how it is done now. A patient questioned whether the food really was British or packaged to say it is."
Chris Latham, our facilities team leader at Frome Hospital, said:
"At Frome Hospital we aim to help with sourcing local produce from the local area and help with sustainability for the future by using less fuel on transportation and even less packaging.”
Avril Zebedee, our facilities team leader at Crewkerne Hospital, said:
"To celebrate British Food Fortnight, we displayed a stand showing the companies that supply us with British food. When patients are choosing the meal they can see next to each product some have a flag this is showing them the product is British."
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