The Pig Hotels group secures 3* Food Made Good Rating from Sustainable Restaurant Association

AN ethos of sourcing locally and growing produce on-site has seen The Pig Hotels group secure a 3* Food Made Good Rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association.

Launched in 2011, the original Pig Hotel at Brockenhurst was awarded Sustainable Restaurant of the Year at the National Restaurant Awards in 2012.

A key focus of the business has been sourcing locally and working closely with suppliers to operate in a responsible way while considering the impacts on the local communities and the environment.

Sustainability initiatives include growing vegetables, fruit, herbs and even mushrooms to use in the hotel; rearing livestock, bottling water on-site, cutting down food waste and packaging, seeking out sustainable suppliers and charity partners, beekeeping, and composting.

A spokesperson for The Pig Hotels group said: “The Sustainable Restaurant Association, or SRA for short, works to support positive change across the global food service industry.

“Their industry-standard sustainability framework, the Food Made Good Rating, and global community provides over 10,000 kitchens around the world with all the tools they need to be leaders in sourcing and serving sustainable food – highlighting the need to focus on the food that’s sourced and served, as well as the impact that has on the planet and the people growing, rearing, cooking and serving it.”