Southern Enterprise Awards 2025/ 44 Best Sustainable Food Procurement Solutions 2025 allmanhall Ltd is the brainchild of father and son, Edward and Oliver Hall, born over a family meal in 2006, soon to be established as a two-man business from their garden shed. Today, it is a thriving food procurement business on a mission to inspire improvement within the catering and food industry. We speak to Co-Owner and Development and Marketing Director, Jo Hall, to gain further insight into what makes allmanhall the best in the business. allmanhall Ltd remains an agile and responsive owner-managed company, constantly evolving to meet the food needs of an everchanging world, ensuring that every one of the clients within its expanding community benefits from sustainable value – “because good food shouldn’t cost the earth”. Its professional and dedicated team bring unparalleled insight and sector knowledge, which they leverage to enable double-digit cost savings and provide award-winning, sustainable, and responsible food procurement solutions for clients. The team are there every step of the way, guiding clients through the management of transparent supply chains, helping to mitigate inflation (which is critical when food prices are currently 37% higher than in 2020) and supply risks, condensing administrative processes down to just one invoice per month, and managing the daily supply challenges that arise on their behalf. As a result of the team’s commitment, clients see allmanhall as an indispensable extension of their own catering team and feel assured by their expert insight and advice. “We take a complex and ever-changing arena – food – and help informed decisions become clear!” says Jo. “We are here for the long-term and, by forming strong collaborations, our clients are, too. Benefiting from responsible food procurement means that our clients can focus on their goal: serving delicious, nutritious, and sustainable food. Testament to this is the fact that our very first client is still with us today!" allmanhall's longest standing client is St. Paul’s Girls’ School, having worked with the educational establishment since 2007. “We are proud to still be working with them, almost two decades later, to deliver great food to their students,” Jo comments. Mark Vernon, who is now retired as the school’s General Services Manager says, “I will retire with very fond memories of the allmanhall support I have enjoyed during the past 17 years, and it is, as ever, the people that make allmanhall special... always with a speedy response and a desire to sort out issues as quickly as possible.” allmanhall, as a signatory to the UN Global Compact, continues to strive towards improving sustainability, not just for the benefit of its clients by encouraging and monitoring suppliers to make positive changes, but across the entire company. This ensures it is ahead of the curve and setting a solid example of what should and can be done to have a positive impact on the environment. This ongoing improvement extends from challenging suppliers to provide a more transparent and responsible food change, to pushing to reduce its own CO2 emissions each year. The company is also proud to maintain its Gold-rated status by EcoVadis, the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings reflecting an organisation’s ability to reduce risk, drive improvement, and accelerate positive impact on both the planet and society. In 2025, allmanhall accomplished a new milestone, increasing its EcoVadis score to an impressive 79, bumping it up to join the top 2% of global companies for sustainability! Now, as a Gold-rated Investors in People organisation, allmanhall is working towards Platinum accreditation. We ask Jo what else is on the cards next for this exceptional organisation. “Community engagement support remains high on our list of priorities and therefore we will be deepening our collaboration with Forest Green Rovers, the world’s greenest football team,” she shares. “We are continuing our support of their community cooking events at the stadium, where local families and friends come together to have a go at low emission, zero waste recipes to try at home – and these will definitely be back next season! We do these kinds of events for many of our clients and love giving something back.” She adds, “We firmly believe that knowledge is power and helps people to make informed decisions about the food they buy, so we are increasing our thought leadership projects by hosting more networking and knowledge-sharing events such as Catering Forums and Consultancy Support Meetings. “We will also continue to support our premier partners, NACC, MATPN, and the ISBA through webinars, exhibitions, workshop seminars, and more.” Company name: allmanhall Ltd Contact name: Jo Hall Website: www.allmanhall.co.uk
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