Our approach to buying seasonally.
Buying seasonal produce sits at the core of our values, now more than ever we are fully commitment to this fundamental approach to buy seasonal and British when available.
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We are committed to buying in season:
• British asparagus
• British strawberries
• Jersey royals
• British meat and poultry
• British free-range eggs
Sustainability
SMALL STEPS – BIG CHANGES
People across the world are becoming increasingly concerned about climate change: 8-in-10 people see climate change as a major threat to their country, with food production being responsible for one-quarter of the world greenhouse gas emissions.
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It is only right that we start here.
Our food choices have a significant impact on our carbon footprint, in our workplace and at home. By looking our behaviours, we can choose to make a positive impact on reducing the carbon footprint the food we make has.
Hot Numbers Coffee
When it comes to roasting coffee, Hot Numbers know their beans!
They sample roast small quantities from a range of green coffee suppliers weekly which allows them the pick of the most exciting coffee seasonally available at that time to buy against. They then roast this chosen coffee on their Giesen roasters which form the heart of the Hot Numbers Roastery.
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Speciality coffee is a movement – a drive for better coffee and a better living for coffee farmers.
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For coffee to be qualified as speciality, it must be graded between 80-100 points on a 100 point scale. To achieve this, coffee producers painstakingly hand pick and sort fully ripe coffee cherries.
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Hot Numbers; "With all this extra effort in the supply chain to enhance flavour, it is our responsibility as a speciality roaster to select exciting yet ethical Arabica coffee for your cup".
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BACK TO GROUND
Make sure to take advantage of our coffee grounds. Coffee grounds have lots of uses after making you a lovely cup of coffee – they can be added as a soil improver for your fruit and veg patch, made into soap bars, body scrubs and all sorts of different things!
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Take a bag away with you the next time you pop in.
PICK YOUR OWN
Did you know you can pick your own salad leaves and herbs for your lunch at The Moat House? Our fab little growing pods are a fantastic way for you to choose your own garnishes to your lunch.
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Can we take less take-away boxes?
Are you able to bring a re-usable lunch box? Just this small change would save on average:
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EACH DAY – 124 boxes
EACH WEEK – 620 boxes
EACH YEAR – a huge 32,240 boxes!
SMALL STEPS – BIG CHANGES
Our steps can make a measured difference.
Working with Syan Farms – 100% vertical and 100% sustainable.
A ban on fossil fuels for all new or replacement catering equipment.
We only buy MSC assured fish.
We only Buy Farm assured meats and poultry.
Removal of all tinned tuna from our menus.
