Love British Food Joins Forces With The Hospital Caterers Association To Bring Home The Harvest
Autumn 2014
marks the return of the Bring Home the Harvest campaign for British Food
Fortnight, which runs from 20 September to 5 October, and this year, the
Hospital Caterers Association is encouraging its Members to get involved.
The two
organisations have joined forces to release a comprehensive guide for Hospital
Caterers, which is packed with tips and ideas for taking part, has sections on
sourcing locally and seasonally, suggestions for recipes and children's
activities, plus ways to involve the whole hospital community in harvest
activities.
The Hospital
Caterers Association is a hub for nutrition and catering advice and best
practice for the trade. It champions the sourcing and use of local and seasonal
food in hospital meals and as well as British Food Fortnight, supports
campaigns such as the NHS sustainability day, Nutrition & Hydration Week
and James Martin's Operation Hospital Food.
Andy Jones,
National Chair of the Hospital Caterers Association says, “We are delighted to
be working with Love British Food to promote activities during British Food
Fortnight. The two weeks are a great reminder for caterers and their suppliers
that they should think about incorporating local and seasonal produce into
their cooking.
“By making
small changes to purchasing patterns and menus, we can make a big difference to
the quality of healthcare catering in the long term.”
British Food
Fortnight is the largest showcase of British food on the national calendar, and
its Bring Home the Harvest campaign encourages hospitals, retailers, producers,
schools, young people and all other sectors of the community to take part by
organising activities which celebrate British food and the harvest.
Jones
continues, "this shows how the HCA is building on the Hospital Food Plan
and how the HCA and Love British Food have already started to address some of
the recommendations made. Plus I have already called for ALL HCA Members to
change their menus to use fresh fruit and vegetables as a minimum."
Love British
Food Founder, Alexia Robinson adds, “Following the tremendous response to last
year's Bring Home the Harvest campaign, we are inviting Hospital Caterers to
join us. It is so important for everyone, no matter where they are, to have
access to wholesome food, and how better to do this than through a fun national
promotion that gets everyone involved.”
Other
initiatives happening during British Food Fortnight include a challenge to find
the community and the group of young people who organise the most imaginative
and inclusive harvest celebration; a fun social media campaign; and the
National Harvest Service, in Birmingham Cathedral. Further details and entry
forms are at www.lovebritishfood.co.uk.
British Food Fortnight and the Bring Home the Harvest campaign are
sponsored by Tesco and Aramark and supported by a large family of organisations
of which HCA is a leading participant.
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