Apply for the Food for Life catering mark

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Food for Life catering mark

The Food for Life Catering Mark is a unique way for restaurants and caterers to gain the recognition you deserve for all of your good work serving great food.

The Catering Mark provides an independent guarantee that what's on your menu is freshly prepared, free from undesirable additives and better for animal welfare. It is open to all types of food provider. The bronze, silver and gold Catering Marks recognise best practice and offer you a step-by-step approach towards using more fresh, seasonal, local and organic ingredients.

When you've gained your Catering Mark you'll receive a communications pack to help tell your customers about your success. We'll give you our Catering Mark bronze, silver or gold logo to use on your menus and marketing materials. We'll tell over 50,000 people about your award, by featuring you on our website and in our supporter newsletters as a pioneer of the scheme.

When you apply for the Catering Mark, our experts will provide you with advice and guidance to help you gain an award. We will also support your progress towards the gold Catering Mark award.

Organic certification

While restaurants do not legally need to be certified to make organic claims, many have decided to use the Soil Association symbol on their menus to demonstrate that their dishes and ingredients meet a strict set of organic standards that protect health, sustainability and the environment. We offer organic certification for an entire restaurant or a particular dish.

Did you know? 

  • Over 533,000 award-winning meals are served each weekday - that's over 101 million each year!

Contact us

Call Mike Bond or Jenny Collins on 0117 914 2406 or email catering@foodforlife.org.uk.