Where possible, we source food and ingredients from growers and producers local to our units, purchase from organic producers and participate in fair trade initiatives. We place great importance on sustainable sourcing and the provenance of the food we use.
In our US business, under our programme, ‘It Takes You – Eat Local’, sites around the USA feature locally grown produce and provide information about their local farms. Under this initiative, ‘buying locally’ is defined as food grown within a 150 mile radius, helping to educate consumers about sustainability practices and how buying locally affects the communities in which they live.
Looking ahead, Compass plans to develop partnerships with 2,013 American family-run farms by 2013.
In the UK, our commitment is underlined by our new initiative ‘Truly Local’, which sets strict criteria such as buying locally directly from growers and producers, often family-run businesses with strong links to the local economy, within a 50 mile radius of our unit.
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