Royal Brompton Hospital - Das Goldene Ei

All 56,000 eggs used/year are local and free-range.
All of the Hospital’s egg sandwiches are now made with free-range eggs.
All milk is organic and from the Windmill Dairy in Bedfordshire.
A farm in Wiltshire supplies the Hospital with organic 100% beef burgers and other meats.

They wanted to move to sourcing local free-range eggs as part of supporting government initiatives to make UK farming more sustainable and encouraging healthy eating and the promotion of nutritious food.
Providing high quality, nutritious and high welfare food has always been important to the Royal Brompton Hospital.

The hospital catering department worked closely with Sustain and the Soil Association who help to source local free-range foods.
They went directly to local producers in order to get the best deals.
Because they are a large consumer with a predictable demand they found many local suppliers keen to win the contract.
They secured a contract with Bank Farm in Kent who were able to meet their needs at a very competitive price.
They saved costs by cutting out the middlemen.

The contracted local farm has greatly benefitted and expanded.
Customers appreciate the free-range eggs and comment on their better quality.
Mike Duckett, Catering Services Manager at The Royal Brompton was recently nominated as a BBC Country File Local Food Hero
Prince Charles has visited the hospital to witness their success in bringing local, high-welfare food onto the menu.

Sustain may be able to help you find local suppliers of free-range eggs and other products.
The Soil Association can advise on sourcing organic products
The Royal Brompton works with the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative to improve local procurement.