Happy Birthday Eco Ernie

Who is Eco Ernie?

Eco Ernie is a Southampton Solent University scheme which in 2013 celebrated its fifth year of cleaning up the streets in the Polygon area of the city centre with bespoke recycling collections.

It is run by Solent Students Union and community volunteers in partnership with Southampton Solent University, Southampton City Council, Bag It Up and local charities.

As this year was a special one Eco Ernie called upon the services of our very own Natalie McIntyre to produce a suitable birthday cake. The cake was a big success and I can tell you first hand that it tasted great!

See more photos from this event here Solent Official - Facebook

The Food for Life Catering Award

Sodexo achieves Food for Life Catering Mark at Southampton Solent University. We have been awarded the prestigious Bronze Food for Life Catering Mark by the Soil Association for the contract here at Solent University. 

The accreditation recognises restaurants and caterers that serve fresh food which is free from controversial additives and better for animal welfare.

Sodexo already holds the Food for Life Bronze Catering Mark for serving fresh and healthy meals in all of the UK primary schools where it operates.

Caterers with the Bronze Catering Mark serve seasonal meals which are freshly prepared and free from additives including MSG, tartazine and aspartame. No GM ingredients are used and all eggs are cage-free hens.

Follow this link to find out more about the Soil Association: Soil Association

The Good Egg Award

Awarded to Sodexo in June 2013

We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Good Egg Award through Compassion in World Farming.

What does this mean?

It means we are committed to use cage-free eggs or egg products in all of our dishes here at Southampton Solent University.

So be safe in the knowledge that we only use free range eggs and this is another step towards delivering the very best in quality to our customers.

Read all about the Good Egg Award and what it does: The Good Egg Award