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Sustainabilty

Foodari works hard to be a responsible and sustainable supplier, where customers can be assured of our commitment in reducing the environmental impact of our business.

Our ethos is to continuously improve our 'Green Policy', with innovate eco-friendly ideas and adopting sustainable practices such as reducing waste, using energy-efficient products, investing in renewable energy sources, and encouraging recycling. We also have adopted a corporate social responsibility policy to positively impact our local community, by working with local charities through food donations, partnerships and supplying surplus produce.

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Supply Chain

 

Foodari always prioritises food produce that is local and in season. This means that we can keep our food miles, fuel, and carbon-heavy imports to a complete minimum – in fact, our nearest supplier, Hares Farm in Chilham, is only three miles away from our farm. 

 

We have also heavily invested in a 'route optimising' software program that ensures our delivery routes are as short and efficient as possible.

We import a number of specific foods items such as citrus fruits, avocados, melons and pineapples and at certain times of the year, we also source produce from Europe. This ensures we can consistently meet the demands of our customers when these are not available from Kent or the UK. Regardless of where we source our food produce, Foodari always guarantees full traceability from the best and sustainable growers.

Nature and Biodiversity

To align with our green, wildlife-friendly and sustainable principals, we introduced an extensive rewilding programme which included tree planting on the farm to help offset our carbon production. We also work with growers and producers alike, who share our environmental values.

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Here are some great examples of work they do.
 

Newlands Farm - our wonderful apple and strawberry suppliers are LEAF-assured (Linking Environment & Farming), working to build robust eco-systems on their farm near Faversham.

Growers supplying Provenance Potatoes, use both field margins and wildflower planting for nectar and winter bird food sources to encourage biodiversity on their farms.

Oakdene, berry-growers extraordinaire, use the 'Cool Farm Tool' to monitor greenhouse gases, water and biodiversity.
 

The fantastic team at Betts Farm, our supplier of salad leaves, have implemented the planting of wildflower meadows for insects and bees and nesting boxes for different bird species. They have also invested in solar power and other green technologies to improve their energy efficiency.

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Recycling

 

We estimate that approximately 80% of our food produce arrives to us in re-useable or recyclable boxes. To help us reach 100%, we are encouraging our suppliers to look at ways of improving their packaging. We are very close to becoming completely plastic-free, but where plastic is used, we try to innovate.

Egg supplier, Woodlands in Chartham, supply their eggs to us in plastic egg boxes made entirely from recycled plastic bottles retrieved from the sea – eco-innovation at its finest.

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Our own cardboard delivery boxes are all made entirely from recycled material and in addition to this, we offer a collection service for all used packaging. This is then baled at our recycling centre back at the farm. 

Supporting Local Causes

As a growing business, we employ over 70 local people from across the South East who form our 'Team Green' and Foodari Family.

We firmly believe that being part of a local community means being socially responsible, which is why we endeavour to support local causes and charities. 

Our Team Green is proud to work with a number of organisations in Kent, including Porchlight, Kent’s largest homeless charity for vulnerable people as well as donating food to The Umbrella Café in Whitstable, who are working to reduce isolation and food poverty in the community. We are also proud to support a local national charity, The Brogdale National Fruit Collection, through our Heritage Apple Box scheme.

What's more, our surplus produce goes to the wonderful Animal Rescue Retreat in High Halden, Kent.

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Championing Worldwide Initiatives

 

We are proud to support the Terra Carta from HRH The former Prince of Wales' Sustainable Markets Initiative which was launched in 2021. 

 

The Terra Carta provides a roadmap to 2030 for businesses to move towards an ambitious and sustainable future; one that will harness the power of nature, combined with the transformative innovation and resources of the private sector.

 

The global business proposition outlines ten areas for action and compromises of nearly 100 actions for business as the basis of a recovery plan, that puts Nature, People and Planet at the heart of global value creation.

Renewable Energy

 As part of our drive for net zero, we fully recognise the need to develop a company-wide renewable energy strategy. We are currently planning to install a solar scheme that will generate enough electricity to power our warehouse and office facilities at Howletts Farm.

 

Each unit of solar power we generate will reduce our carbon footprint by 193g. The estimated CO2 reduction is 17,230 kg per annum.

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Waste Food Upcycling

 

Food waste contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, burdens waste management systems and reduces biodiversity. The use of black soldier fly larvae to convert food waste into nutrient-rich insect meal in poultry diets is one strategy that we have adopted to reduce our environmental impact.

 

This upcycling method sees our food waste taken to be fed to adult black soldier flies, who lay eggs into specially adapted trays. After a few days, the eggs hatch into tiny neonates (baby bugs) which grow into 10mm long larvae which makes for a tasty feed our our hungry poultry.

Investing in Energy Efficiency

 

 

Foodari have recently invested in new state-of-the-art vehicles to distribute all of its fresh quality produce.

 

The vehicles are Mercedes Benz 315 Sprinters, which are fitted with the latest engine technology and exhaust purification system. The refrigeration unit is a direct drive unit which works directly by using a ‘power take off’ system generated by the engine, so no additional fuel or emissions are used whilst the refrigeration unit is in operation. In addition, the boxes used are fully insulated with recycled composite material.

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"We want you to be as passionate and as excited about our produce as we are"

Jonathan Parker, Managing Director

Foodari Limited

Howletts Farm

Knockwood Lane

Molash

Canterbury

Kent

CT4 8HW

 

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Foodari Limited - Registered in England number 6269589 Registered Office Howletts Farm Knockwood Lane Molash Canterbury Kent CT4 8HW

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