Food & catering
Key environmental impacts
The most significant environmental impacts related to food & catering services are:
- The use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, resulting in local water and soil pollution and negative impacts on human health
- Small-scale producers of products imported from developing countries (e.g. coffee, tea, fresh fruit and juices, chocolate) receiving a low wage and working under poor conditions
These impacts can mainly be addressed through the purchasing of organic and Fair Trade products.
Food & catering services
The Procura+ Key Criteria for food and catering services focus on:
- Increasing the share of organic produce purchased. It is recommended to set minimum percentages of certain foodstuffs to be from organic sources with award criteria designed to reward even better offers. No exact minimum percentages for organic produce are offered here, as market conditions vary significantly between European countries. Some market research about possible price differences for different foodstuff groups is recommended.
- Increasing the share of Fair Trade products. Again, no exact minimum percentages for Fair Trade products are offered here, as market conditions vary significantly between European countries. Some market research about possible price differences for different foodstuff groups is recommended.
To download the Product sheet for food & catering services click here [pdf-file]
To download the detailed guidance for food & catering services click here [pdf-file]