The University of Edinburgh offers a diverse range of catering services from coffee shops, catered halls and hotels to outside catering and fine dining. We are passionate about food and, through the University’s “Good Food Policy”, we are proud to promote local companies across all our menus and to shout about our wonderful, like-minded suppliers who support us, and us them, in our journey to showcase the very best of what Scotland can offer. Carbon footprints Carbon emissions are included on our menus in order to support staff, students and visitors to make informed choices on their food. You can find out more about how these figures are calculated here. Good food for all - our guide to local suppliers We take pride in our good food provenance, find out more on our brochure below: Document Good for all guide (4.39 MB / PDF) Good food policy The University of Edinburgh takes a whole-institution approach to food and its connection to health and sustainability. The University’s Good Food Policy sets out our ambitions in five key areas: sourcing, provision, practice, research, learning and teaching and leadership and culture. The policy was first approved in 2016 and then updated in 2020. Find out more on the Social Responsibility and Sustainability website Our pledge of more veg with Peas Please The University of Edinburgh is increasing the amount of vegetables it serves to encourage students and staff to eat an extra portion per day. It's one of three positive commitments the University made in joining the Peas Please initiative in January 2020. Find out more on the Social Responsibility and Sustainability website Carbon footprints Supporting staff, students and visitors to make informed choices on their food. Good food procurement Highlighting the procurement steps taken at the University of Edinburgh for our catering outlets and services. Good food awards Some of the awards The University of Edinburgh has won for excellence in our catering. Good nutrition awards As part of our ongoing commitment to providing fresh food and healthy alternatives in our outlets, we have been we have received a number of awards. This article was published on 2023-11-08
