Food and facilities management specialist Sodexo has been awarded Red Tractor certification across multiple sites, demonstrating its widespread commitment to supplying customers with quality produce sourced from British farms.
Some 450 sites in Sodexo’s education, healthcare and defence sectors are now providing fruit, vegetables, milk and cream that have been produced to Red Tractor standards at every critical link in the supply chain, ensuring the products are fully traceable from field to fork.
Furthermore, it means that all of Sodexo’s suppliers, processing plants and, where relevant, animal welfare, will have been independently inspected. Sodexo has also shown evidence of complying with approved standards for food safety and responsible management of pesticides.
Via its supplier, Sodexo will support British farmers by procuring more than 80 listed lines of fruit and vegetables when they are in season, such as carrots, strawberries, leeks and potatoes.
Michelle Hanson, commercial director for Sodexo UK and Ireland, said: “We are delighted to be in a position to make this announcement. As part of our sustainable procurement strategy, it is incredibly important for us to support British farmers as much as possible and, via the Red Tractor scheme, we are able to provide our customers with a guarantee that their food has reached their plate from the most ethical and sustainable British sources. The work doesn’t stop here, as we are in the process of further enhancing our sustainable procurement activities by working with a number of other partners.”
David Clarke, chief executive at Assured Food Standards, the organisation that runs the Red Tractor scheme said: “We are delighted that Sodexo, a leading global provider of food, is committed to sourcing quality, farm-assured fruit, vegetables, milk and cream.”
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