Catering
Our Food Standards & Ingredient Sourcing
As an organisation, we aim to make a positive impact with our responsible product sourcing and ingredients. These are the key areas that we focus on:
- Organic – We have signed up to the Soil Association’s Charter, which means that we look to source products and ingredients from organic sources whenever practical. This does not mean that all of our food is organic, but dishes may contain some (or all) organic ingredients. Other items, such as our Numi teas, are entirely organic. We would be happy to create a bespoke organic catering package for you
- Fairtrade – We source a number of products that are either entirely Fairtrade, or made from some Fairtrade ingredients. The sugar served with our hot beverages for example, is Fairtrade and our coffee, from Union Hand-Roasted, is sourced through their own ‘fairly traded’ programme
- Local Sourcing – Where practical, we aim to source local produce in a bid to reduce the environmental impact of excessive ‘food miles’. Our suppliers are briefed to send us products from the closest, best quality sources
- GM Products – We do not knowingly use products that contain genetically modified ingredients and our suppliers are informed that we will not accept any goods containing these items
- Healthy Eating – We have refined our cooking methods and recipes to incorporate healthier ingredients where possible. For example, we use minimal salt in our cooking processes, preferring customers to add more if they wish, and we use olive oil and semi-skimmed or skimmed milk as standard
- Eggs - All eggs used in our menus are free range
- Fish - All fish used in our menus is from sustainable sources
- Salt – We use minimal amounts of sea salt. (Sea salt contains approx 80 mineral elements the body needs (in trace amounts)
- We do not use endangered species
- We use recycled / compostable packaging wherever possible
- We avoid hydrogenated fats
- We avoid Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) and other additives
- We use seasonal produce for all our menus
Special Requests
We are happy to cater for any special dietary needs, either for individuals or entire events. We can also develop a bespoke menu for your event linked to one or more of the points listed above.
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