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Sodexo has joined major supermarkets, food-on-the-go chains and manufacturers to commit to increasing the amount of vegetables we use in our meals.
The Peas Please initiative, organised by The Food Foundation, focuses on securing commitments from industry and government to improve the availability, acceptability (including convenience), affordability, and quality of the vegetable offer in shops, schools, fast food restaurants and beyond, and in turn stimulate increased vegetable consumption among the UK public, particularly children and those on a low income.
Sodexo is responsible for over one million meals per day. We’ve committed to:
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Increasing the volume of vegetable procured by 10% by 2020
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Developing current recipes to be more vegetable focused
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Continuing to mainstream sustainable meals
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Supporting the promotion of vegetable-focused menus across our sites.
Did you know?
>> Research shows that eating too little veg contributes to 20,000 premature deaths in the UK every year and that we should all be eating at least an extra portion every day.
>> Data released by think tank The Food Foundation this summer showed that UK consumers are buying two thirds less veg than the amount recommended by health experts.
>> According to Government guidance on a healthy diet, 20% of our shopping should be made up of vegetables, but in reality we only reach 7.2%.
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