Organic Served Here Award

The UK's only organic award for restaurants and cafes

Soil Association Certification is the UK’s leading organic certification body, and you'll see our logo on 70% of all organic products.

Organic food sales are increasing as more and more diners want to know about the origins of their food. Organic Served Here offers clarity and assurance for today’s more ethically-minded consumers - with our stamp of trust and credibility, the scheme is a high-profile, affordable way to:

• Raise the profile of eateries that source sustainable organic food and drink
• Help ethically-minded diners to find organic restaurants and cafes near them
• Reassure your customers that the organic menu options are certified organic. This signals that your business sources fully traceable and high-quality organic ingredients that are produced to the highest standards of care and animal welfare, with minimum impact on the environment.

In addition, you will receive our promotional support including a place on our growing organic cafe and restaurant listings.

How does the award work?

Soil Association Certification awards businesses one to five stars, depending on organic expenditure. The higher the spend on organic vs non-organic, the more stars the business will receive:

• Five stars: 95 - 100% organic spend
• Four stars: 75- 95% organic spend
• Three stars: 50 - 75% organic spend
• Two stars: 25 - 50% organic spend
• One star: 15 - 25% organic spend

Why apply?

Organic is bigger than ever

According to our Organic Market Report the organic market is bigger than ever before (£3.2bn) with sales in the hospitality sector reported at a record £196m.

• Paul Collins, Yeo Valley Canteen

  "We should pay more attention, with uncertain times ahead, to what is growing in the ground now in the UK both organically and locally - focus on supporting British farming and cooking seasonally for your customers."

  

There is an unmet need for eating out sustainably

Given that 1.5% of the UK food and drink market is organic, our recent Eating Out Sustainably survey clearly demonstrates that organic is overwhelmingly on the brain when eating out:

• 50% agreed that they would be more likely to choose a restaurant that highlights ethical or sustainable credentials
• 67% believe that it is not easy to tell if a restaurant or cafe sells organic food or drink
• 47% agreed that there aren’t enough restaurants that serve ethically or sustainably sourced dishes
• 41% agreed that seeing a dish in a restaurant described as organic makes it more appealing

Trust and Provenance

The nature of the certification process means that any organic produce can always be traced and trusted.

• Neil Forbes, Café St Honoré

  "I feel I have a duty of care and I see buying organic as the best you can do with your hard-earned pennies... It’s good to give the public a sign, or a mark of quality, as a place they can trust."

  Find out why Neil opted for the OSH Award

How do I apply?

Applying is easy and we will guide you at every step:

• Email osh@soilassociation.org for your Organic Served Here application pack.
• We will send you an application form and a spend calculator, which you fill out with a typical month’s food invoices. You’ll find out your star rating straight away.
• If you’re a few percentage points off your desired rating, we can help you source more organic in your area.
• Return your application form, calculator and payment. Once we verify your spend, that’s it! We issue your award!

What Support Will You Receive?

• Use of our logo on your front door, menus and website.
• Free marketing materials including: your certificate, door sticker, Z-cards and poster.
• Free marketing toolkit to help you communicate your organic credentials.
• Free updates on the organic market and insights into the organic consumer (Organic Market Report RRP £100+VAT).
• An online restaurant and cafe finder, hosted by The Soil Association, so that consumers can find you.
• Advice on finding certified organic suppliers.
• Promotional opportunities through the Soil Association including our annual Organic September campaign.