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Healthier Catering Commitment Scheme

Healthier Catering commitment

What is it?

 

The Healthier Catering Commitment (HCC) is a voluntary scheme for food businesses developed by the Association of London Environmental Health Managers and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and supported by Greater London Authority, Mayor of London office.

The Good Food in Greenwich network supports the development of a local healthy and sustainable food environment, and the HCC scheme comes under this initiative.

The scheme is designed to support fast food or café businesses, to help them make simple and affordable changes to the food they sell, to make it healthier for you.

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There is link between what we eat and our health

  • Too much salt in our diet can cause high blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  • Too much fat and sugar in the diet increase risk of being overweight, which increases the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
  • Fruit and vegetables help protect against heart disease and cancer.
  • Too many sugary foods also increase the risk of tooth decay.

 

People are increasingly eating outside of the home. In surveys, people say:Kebab

  • They want healthier choices on the menu when they are eating outside the home.
  • It is the responsibility of the caterer to provide healthier choice.
  • They want to see more grilled and vegetarian options on the menu.

 

When a food business signs up to the HCC scheme, it commits to improving the food they sell by making small changes, such as:

  • Changing the oil, they cook with to healthier alternatives
  • Heating oil to correct temperature and regularly replacing used cooking oil with fresh cooking oil. This can help chips, and other fried foods soak up less fat during the cooking process
  • Offering some healthy options (for example, lower sugar drinks and snacks); and
  • Making smaller portions available on request.

 

 

HCC Compliant Business as of September 2106

Waterfront Café, Waterfront Leisure Centre 30 Woolwich High St SE18 6DL
Eltham Café, Bistro Bar, Eltham Leisure Centre Archery Road SE9 1HA
Pistachios, (Yum Yummy Ltd) Chevening Road SE10 0LB
Avery Hill Park Café Avery Hill Road SE9 2EX
Great Sun 3 The Village SE7 8UG
Valley Café 20 Charlton Church Lane SE7 7AE
The Old Cottage Coffee Shop Charlton Park, Charlton Park Rd SE7 8UB
The Baguette 2a The Village SE7 8UD
First Choice Hare Street SE18 6NE
Star Banqueting Star Express 39-43 Hare Street SE18 6NE
Chicken & Pizza 31 The Village SE7 8UG
Sam’s’ Chicken 9 Plumstead Road SE18 7BZ
New Leaf Community Café 124a Blaker Court, Charlton SE7 7EU
Top Fryers Fish Bar 37 The Village SE7 8UG
Ziyafet 200 Eltham High Street SE9 1DB
Kim’s Fish & Chips 122B Plumstead Common Road SE18
Griller 14a Conway Road SE7 7DB
Bistro at Greenwich Carer’s Centre 76 Hornfair Road SE10 9HP
Foodies 139 Vanbrugh Hill SE10 8LF
Golden Chippy 62 Greenwich High Rd, SE3 9LA
Age Exchange 11 Blackheath Village SE9 1BT
Royal Kebab (Charcoal Grill) 48 Eltham High Street SE9 1UT
Star Grill 108 Westmount Road SE9 1 BW
Delicio 116 Eltham High St SE18 6JF
Koffees and Kream Unit 5 The Vista Building, 25 Calderwood Street SE18 6JQ
Friends Café 2-3 Barnards Close, Woolwich SE18 6AB
Coffee Lounge Equitable House, 29 Green’s End Woolwich SE10 8JA
G-West café 141 Greenwich High Rd SE7 7DB
Aroy-D-Thai Gordon Square Woolwich SE10 9HP

 Golden Chippy, Mr Huseiyn Kanizi, owner  Healthier Catering Commitment awarded 2016

Rust Bucket Pizza Company, Vitto Marino, owner, Healthier Catering Commitment awarded 2017

Fizzy drinksHow can I tell which fast food business is participating in this scheme?

Food businesses who adopt the scheme display the Healthier Catering Commitment logo on their business windows, doors or walls.  So look out for this sign when you are next visiting a fast food outlet or café in your area 

Signing-up to HCC

Businesses with a 3, 4 or 5 Food Hygiene Rating Score, wishing to join the HCC scheme, are assessed and given advice on how to meet at least eight qualifying criteria.

Where should I go to find out more about the Healthier Catering Commitment scheme?Burger.png 

GCDA assesses businesses interested in taking part in this scheme to help them  achieve  the free HCC award.

If you are an eligible fast food or café business or are a local resident in the Royal Borough of Greenwich and are interested in finding out more about the HCC scheme, then contact GCDA on 0208 269 4880 and speak to Livia, or email her at  livia@gcda.org.uk .

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