If you want to see just how far and wide the impact of ProVeg UK's School Plates progamme spans, take a look at our list of incredible awardees across the UK. ✨ WELL DONE to all partners that achieved a bronze, silver, or gold award in 2024. ✨ Thank you for your incredible efforts! UK school caterers are doing amazing work to make their menus healthier and more sustainable. The ProVeg School Plates Awards are our way of recognising the positive steps they are taking for children’s health and the planet. It's wonderful to be able to celebrate those championing planet-friendly menus, however far along in the journey they are. 🌿 Visit our website to find out more about the School Plates programme: https://hubs.ly/Q037XfcD0
ProVeg UK
Civic and Social Organizations
ProVeg is a leading international food awareness organisation. Our flagship UK programme is School Plates.
About us
ProVeg is an international food awareness organisation with offices and representations in the UK, China, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Poland, South Africa and the US School Plates is ProVeg UK’s flagship programme to help school meals to become healthier and more sustainable. We work with local authorities, multi-academy trusts, catering companies and individual schools offering a range of different services to increase the uptake of existing vegetarian meals and to increase the quantity of plant-based food available in schools. We focus on small, easy-to-implement changes, and, as a non-profit organisation, all our services are completely free of charge. We offer: -Menu review and advice to increase the uptake of existing vegetarian options. -New meal suggestions & new recipes (all nutritionally balanced & delicious). -Help to introduce meat-free days, as well as educational planet-themed days. Bespoke webinars to explain the principles of School Plates and how to apply them. -In-person plant-based cooking training for groups of caterers & development chefs. -Help to analyse the environmental impact of your menu changes, including climate emissions savings. Want to know more? Drop us a line at schools@proveg.com
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- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- London
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2018
- Specialties
- school catering, school food, school menus, public sector catering, plant-based food, and food policy
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Sodexo UK and Ireland and Alliance in Partnership made the top four in our recent Contract Caterer Ranking. We're so pleased to be able to celebrate them as they champion healthy and sustainable menus✨ Rebecca Bridgement, managing director of state schools at Sodexo UK & Ireland, said: "We are committed to delivering nutritious, high-quality meals while reducing our environmental impact. This recognition from ProVeg UK reflects our dedication to making sustainable, plant-forward choices a core part of our school menus. “By providing delicious, clearly labelled, and accessible plant-based options, we’re helping students make informed choices that benefit both their health and the planet. I’m incredibly proud of our teams for their innovation and hard work." 🌿 Read the latest article in Public Sector Catering ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e6EvBVN8
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Our school Contract Caterer Ranking gives us the opportunity to celebrate the caterers leading the way with climate-friendly menus - just like Sodexo UK and Ireland who came in second place. 👏 ✨ A huge congratulations to all the team at Sodexo and Alliance in Partnership for your work in championing healthy and sustainable school food. ✨ More on the ranking here: https://lnkd.in/e-sZTbYm
It's official... Sodexo UK & Ireland are one of the UK’s top school meal providers for healthy, sustainable food! In ProVeg UK first-ever School Contract Caterer Ranking, we took 2nd place, with Alliance in Partnership securing 4th - a huge win for climate-friendly school meals🌎 A big thank you to ProVeg UK for recognising the importance of sustainable catering. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eV9Q32br
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Do we have any plant-based business leaders based in London in our network? 🌿 Please share with anyone who fits the bill for this exciting part-time opportunity. 👇
Let's create powerful vegan business communities around the world! Do you love business, networking, and plant-based food? Then this is for you! ⬇️ The Vegan Business Circle International is a community of business people and entrepreneurs interested in the plant-based market. And they are now looking for chapter leaders in major European cities to launch new groups. Chapter leaders will organise local networking business breakfast events and plant-based business communities. 🌱 What's in it for you? You will be provided with the know-how, materials, and a support network. You’ll also receive a seed grant of €1,000 to get started and the opportunity to earn a continuous commission from local Vegan Business Circle membership fees. 💰 Sounds interesting? To learn more and apply visit https://hubs.ly/Q036KbDB0 But don't wait too long, the deadline to apply is 28 February! #VeganBusinessCircle #ProVeg #BusinessCommunity
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We LOVE to see this. 👏🌿 This week we were at Upper Shirley High with the wonderful Dolce Schools Catering team hosting our Plant-based Cooking in Schools workshop. The chefs got stuck in to cooking some of our School Plates recipes, and we had some fantastic feedback, like this! We want catering teams to feel empowered to be able to experiment with plant-based ingredients, and show them new ways of making some classic school dishes that are healthier and more sustainable. 🌟 A highlight - from our initial survey on plant-based food at the start of the session, we heard, 'I've never really bought into it, however willing to try anything new, and it looks really encouraging, fresh & vibrant" versus after our workshop... "Totally changed my concept, love the dishes especially the noodles". Wonderful! To book a free workshop for your catering team, email us at schools@proveg.org, and find out more about our School Plates programme (including delicious recipes!) at https://hubs.ly/Q036nBf50 Thank you to Upper Shirley High School for hosting us, and to the Dolce Catering team for taking part. #ProVegUK #ProVeg #PlantBasedRecipe #PlantBasedCooking #PlantbasedCookingInSchools #SchoolFood #HealthyEating #SchoolCatering #PlantbasedSchoolFood #ContractCatererRanking
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Pulses: small but mighty! 🌱 It's #WorldPulsesDay, and we wanted to shine a light on the nutritional powerhouses that are central to so many of our plant-powered School Plates recipes. From chickpeas, to lentils, these sustainable staples are packed with protein, fibre, and essential nutrients – all while being gentle on the planet. Did you know pulses can improve soil health, require less water than other protein sources, and have a low carbon footprint? Plus, they’re staples in global cuisines like dal (our favourite), hummus, and black bean soup. Check out our blog post for some impressive pulse stats: https://hubs.ly/Q035-nKJ0 The pictured recipe, 'CURRY CLUB DAL WITH CRISPY CHICKPEAS & CORIANDER YOGHURT' can be found in our School Plates Recipe Vol.2 and is an easy, delicious, and nutritious meal. With 9.4g of fibre, 9.6g of protein, just 1.4g of saturated fat, and costing as little as 37p per portion, it's a smart addition to any school menu. Find our free recipe books here: https://hubs.ly/Q035ZZJB0 #ProVeg #WorldPulsesDay #PlantBasedFood #SustainableEating #EatMorePulses #HealthyEating #PlantPowered #WholeFoodRecipes #SchoolPlates #SchoolRecipes
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Thank you to Public Sector Catering for sharing our first ever ProVeg UK Contract Caterer Ranking! A rank of the largest 25 school contract caterers in England to score how plant-powered and planet-friendly their menus are. 🌍🌿 Dolce Catering, Sodexo, and Cater Link Limited top the ranks with their sustainability initiatives. Find profiles for each of the 25 caterers to read more about the work they're doing to increase the quality and uptake of planet-friendly dishes: https://lnkd.in/e-sZTbYm
Non-profit organisation ProVeg UK has shared the results of their first ever School Contract Caterer Ranking with Dolce Catering coming top of the list for their planet-friendly menu. 🌍 The ranking scored England’s top 25 school caterers on how planet-friendly their menus are. ProVeg says that this year’s winner Dolce Schools Catering proves that sustainability and efficiency go hand-in-hand, even for the biggest in the business. Dolce caters for more than 650 schools. Their menu included roasted ratatouille pasta, southern style jambalaya and plant-based sausages with mash. They have two planet-friendly days in the schools where they have contracts. Sodexo and Caterlink came second and third with their range of planet-friendly offerings. ProVeg says these caterers are paving the way for healthy and sustainable school menus to be the norm. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eKgttVVP
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The nutritional profile of plant-based milks - ProVeg International's research team share some of the latest findings from our 'Building bridges between habit and health' report. 🧠 While plant-based milk alternatives often have less fat and saturated fat than cow’s milk, fortification (adding extra minerals and vitamins) can make all the difference in their nutritional value. Here are key insights from our analysis: 🌿 In countries like Belgium, Italy, and the Netherlands, fortified plant-based milks achieve top scores (7–7.7 out of 9) for their nutritional value. 🌿Soya milk stands out, matching or surpassing cow’s milk in protein content and offering significantly less saturated fat. 🌿 Fortified plant-based milk can rival cow’s milk in calcium and vitamin D levels, with the US leading in fortification practices. With over 68% of the global population being lactose intolerant, plant-based milks provide an accessible and nutritious alternative for many - proving it's more than just a trend; it’s a solution. 🌱 See the full report: https://hubs.ly/Q035bgkN0 #ProVeg #PlantBasedMilk #AlternativeProteins #VeganMilk #NutritionalShowdown #PlantBasedNutrition #OatMilk #SoyMilk #PlantPower #PlantPoweredProtein
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An insightful report from the brilliant The Food Foundation 🍏 Delving into some of the issues within the UK's food system. ➡️ On price and affordability, the report looks at cost barriers preventing change: 'Cost of more sustainable options: More sustainable, plant-based milk alternatives in supermarkets are on average 55% more expensive than dairy milk.'
🚀 We've just launched our latest Broken Plate report! Our flagship publication, it examines the trends impacting the UK's food system and the actions needed from policymakers in order to ensure everyone can afford healthy and sustainable food. Using 13 key metrics, this year's report highlights the fact too many people are struggling to access healthy food and much of the food marketed to us is damaging our health and the planet. Find out more: ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eQ4hpD2d #BrokenPlate #dieataryinequalities #foodinsecurity #costofliving #sustainability #environment #plantbased #meat #protein #foodmarketing #childhealth #obesity #diabetes
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