Guidance for using the points calculator at silver & gold award levels Silver and gold award levels are awarded according to the points achieved in sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of the Food for Life Served Here standards. Entering points onto the interactive Food for Life Served Here points calculator will show you which award level your Food for Life menu qualifies for: Points are achieved in Section 2.2, ‘Making healthy eating easy’, for a range of activities associated with the Food for Life menu. Whereas sections 2.1 and 2.3, use the amounts spent on specified ingredients or category of ingredients, taken as a percentage of the total cost of the menu’s ingredients. To assess your points gained in sections 2.1 and 2.3, you’ll need: The period over which you’ll assess your Food for Life menu. This could be across a menu cycle, a month or even 12 months – whatever is most appropriate to your operation. Applicants: the projected total to be spent on the ingredients in your Food for Life menu during that period. Annual inspections: the total spent on the ingredients in your Food for Life menu during that period. NB. Food for Life menus only apply to food, not to drinks or milk used in beverages – the only exception is organic milk. To be able to breakdown spend, according to ingredient-lines. Assessing Standard 2.1 Identify which of your Food for Life menu’s ingredients, fall into the categories listed under Std 2.1 Calculate the amount spent on each of those categories Taking the amounts spent on each category, calculate each category as a percentage of your total ingredient-spend Assessing Standard 2.3.1 Identify which of your Food for Life menu’s ingredients, are produced in your local region or adjacent county – refer to Std 2.3.1 Calculate the amount spent ‘locally’ Calculate this amount, as a percentage of your total ingredient-spend Assessing Standard 2.3.2 Identify which of your Food for Life menu’s ingredients are raw ingredients – refer to Std 2.3.2 Identify and calculate the spend on those ‘primary commodities’ which are produced in the UK Calculate this amount, as a percentage of your total spend on raw ingredients. You should now have the various percentages which you’ll need to complete the Points Calculator and assess your award level. For more information refer to the Food for Life Served Here handbook:
Guidance for using the points calculator at silver & gold award levels Silver and gold award levels are awarded according to the points achieved in sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of the Food for Life Served Here standards. Entering points onto the interactive Food for Life Served Here points calculator will show you which award level your Food for Life menu qualifies for: Points are achieved in Section 2.2, ‘Making healthy eating easy’, for a range of activities associated with the Food for Life menu. Whereas sections 2.1 and 2.3, use the amounts spent on specified ingredients or category of ingredients, taken as a percentage of the total cost of the menu’s ingredients. To assess your points gained in sections 2.1 and 2.3, you’ll need: The period over which you’ll assess your Food for Life menu. This could be across a menu cycle, a month or even 12 months – whatever is most appropriate to your operation. Applicants: the projected total to be spent on the ingredients in your Food for Life menu during that period. Annual inspections: the total spent on the ingredients in your Food for Life menu during that period. NB. Food for Life menus only apply to food, not to drinks or milk used in beverages – the only exception is organic milk. To be able to breakdown spend, according to ingredient-lines. Assessing Standard 2.1 Identify which of your Food for Life menu’s ingredients, fall into the categories listed under Std 2.1 Calculate the amount spent on each of those categories Taking the amounts spent on each category, calculate each category as a percentage of your total ingredient-spend Assessing Standard 2.3.1 Identify which of your Food for Life menu’s ingredients, are produced in your local region or adjacent county – refer to Std 2.3.1 Calculate the amount spent ‘locally’ Calculate this amount, as a percentage of your total ingredient-spend Assessing Standard 2.3.2 Identify which of your Food for Life menu’s ingredients are raw ingredients – refer to Std 2.3.2 Identify and calculate the spend on those ‘primary commodities’ which are produced in the UK Calculate this amount, as a percentage of your total spend on raw ingredients. You should now have the various percentages which you’ll need to complete the Points Calculator and assess your award level. For more information refer to the Food for Life Served Here handbook:
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