Our suppliers

Maintaining and extending our great reputation relies on knowing exactly where our ingredients come from. With this in mind, we insist on establishing close, open and transparent relationship with all our suppliers – who must be British, and as ethical and ecological, and as committed to high standards as we are.

“Our fruit and vegetable suppliers specialise in providing fresh, locally grown produce, rich in provenance and traceability but kind to the environment”.

Firm but fair

Like Pabulum, our suppliers must have a genuine respect for the environment, and a resolute dedication to high-quality produce. All our supplying farms and producers have excellent credentials in animal husbandry, and are assessed by our Pabulum Head of Food, Health, Safety and Environment.

Our Suppliers

Bidfood

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Pabulum has been working with Bidfood for six years, and they support our education mission with excellent produce and great service.

Bidfood’s regional depots ensure food miles stay at a minimum, and they supply us with staple products like British flour, free-range eggs and British Red Tractor cheddar cheese. In recent years we’ve also incorporated some of our smaller suppliers into our Bidfood agreement, which has achieved a 30% reduction in food miles on many products, and reduced our stockholding.

Bidfood understands the education sector’s unique requirements, and provides us with the products to match those requirements. For example, they supply a range of organic products for schools where we run Silver and Gold Food For Life menus.

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Bayley Solutions

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Bayley Solutions works with smaller suppliers of fruit, vegetables and dairy products across our region, and manages our pricing centrally. This helps us support local businesses that employ people in their communities, while Bayley Solutions oversees pricing and distribution.

We buy a wide range of seasonal fresh produce and dairy products from Bayley Solutions, and they support us further by attending quality assessments and tasting events on our behalf.

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British Premium Meats

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BPM is a family-run business, and Pabulum deals directly with one of the sons of the original partners. BPM is BRC-accredited with an excellent ‘AA’ score, and prepares all its meat at Welwyn Garden City, with a team of 50 people. We’ve worked with them for over 10 years, and consider them a true partner.

They supply us with fresh British Red Tractor accredited meat, sourced from trusted providers in Essex and Suffolk, and from Hereford. They also provide help with menu planning and specific dishes, based on seasonal produce.

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John Sheppard

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Bristol-based butcher John Sheppard is a fairly recent addition to our supplier list, but we already enjoy a great partnership with them. It’s an 80-year-old family business that serves Pabulum sites from Bristol up to Reading.

They provide a range of British Red Tractor accredited meat for many of our menu items. They are also certified to supply organic meats to our Gold Food For Life sites. Like BPM, they’re happy to support us with menu advice and specific dishes.

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Foodari

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Foodari has a real passion for locally sourced produce. They really know their producers, and spend time with each of them to ensure their products meet Pabulum’s needs.

Foodari is based in Canterbury, and sources throughout Kent, Essex and Sussex to provide much of our seasonal produce.

They’ve visited many of our sites, and are continuously arranging farm visits for schools.