Episode 12: Love British Food. 

Rachel and Charlie speak to Alexia Robinson, Director of Love British Food. https://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/.

Love British Food is a grassroots organisation which promotes British food and also forges links between suppliers and the public sector to improve access to nutritious local food for everyone. In the episode we focus on the work that Alexia has been doing with NHS hospitals, trying to improve food for patients.

1:15 Introduction

3:14 Introducing Alexia Robinson, Love British Food and British Food Fortnight

10:00 Working with the NHS, how it started.

12:30 Cost Vs benefit approach of the NHS. Is good food worth it?

16:35 Dairy in NHS hospitals, developing links with local producers

20:45 Meal budgets for hospital patients

24:30 The importance of good food when unwell

27:15 Feeding hospital staff, The Hospital Food review

31:15 Dairy exports to USA.

33:30 The benefits of supplying the public sector and changes post Brexit

36:30 Love British Food in schools

44.15 Summary and close