Hot on the heels of news of its acquisition by Elior, Lexington Catering – one of the leading contract caterers in London – has been awarded the status of Three-Star Sustainability Champion by the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA). Lexington received one of the best ever scores for environmental responsibility and one of the highest scores overall achieved by any contract caterer.
Lexington’s exceptional approach
The SRA’s Rating, known as the Michelin Stars of Sustainability, is a global standard, which lays down benchmarks for any organisation serving food that wants to establish and improve upon its ongoing commitment to sustainability, particularly with regards to its approach to sourcing food and its impact on the environment and society.
The SRA recognised Lexington’s exceptional approach to sourcing local and seasonal food and sustainable fish.
Julia Edmonds, Managing Director at Lexington (pictured above), said the recognition from the SRA shows that Lexington really does what it says it does: “The accreditation shows our commitment to minimising and continually improving the impact of our business on the environment.
“From day one our philosophy on food has been to develop great tasting, simple, seasonal menus using the best of British produce. By following this guiding principle we source the freshest of ingredients from local suppliers, which in turn reduces our carbon footprint.
“It’s thanks to our fabulous team, who work hard to stick to our principles and remain focused on reducing our impact on the environment, balancing quality and ethics with profit, that we are able to maintain this across all our client sites.”
Commitment to serving well sourced, healthy food
Mark Linehan, Managing Director of the SRA, says, “Serving thousands of meals every day, Lexington has a responsibility to serve its customers well sourced, healthy food. It’s clear that the company is committed to doing just that, as well as putting people, both employees and clients, at the heart of the business. Employees are treated in a fair and supportive way.
“Lexington has achieved so much in terms of growth and profit but continues to operate in a sustainable way, which should inspire other businesses to do the same.”
About Lexington
Lexington work with organisations to support them in providing 5* food and service to people at work. It is passionate about creating the best hospitality and guest experience for customers and clients.
Lexington Catering was set up in 2002 by co-founders Mike Sunley, Katharine Lewis and Rachel Lindner, providing delicious food and drink for people at work. Since then Lexington has introduced Lexington Reception Services (LRS) which delivers a seamless integrated reception and hospitality service via reception services; call services; guest management and meetings and events.
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