Food for Life Served Here

Fees for caterers in workplace eateries

Your fee is made up of the following two elements and is payable on application, and then on your certificate renewal date annually:

Inspection fee
An inspection, report and verification: £700plus
Membership fee
Number of sites / Membership fee per site
1-5 / £250
6-10 / £200
11-25 / £175
26-50 / £150
51+ / £100

To support organisations in the public sector we have capped the annual fee at £995+VAT (£1,194) for public sector in-house caterers. This does not apply to commercial caterers.

All fees are subject to VAT.

For example: if you have a contract to cater for six workplace sites, your annual fee would be:

£700 (inspection fee) + (5 x £250) + (1 x £200) (membership fee) = £2,150+VAT. If you are a local authority caterer, your fee would be capped at £995+VAT.

Fees are calculated by each site individually rather than the total number of sites covered, including the number of sites in the previous price bracket if applicable.

Covered by your fee:

  • Independent endorsement from Soil Association Certification that your meals meet Food for Life Served Here standards
  • Your organisation’s membership of the UK’s fastest growing best practice scheme for caterers
  • Use of the Food for Life Catering Mark logo and all relevant Soil Association Certification marketing materials and messaging

Paying by instalments

Fees can be paid in six monthly instalments by way of a credit agreement from Premium Credit. Please note this involves an additional charge of 3.5% of the total value of the invoice, and a credit check may be required.

Contact us

If you have any questions please contact us on 0117 914 2406 or

Optional extras

Full support package / £2,500+VAT
Training for your team / 1-20 staff
20-40 staff
40+ staff / £750+vat
£850+vat
£950 +vat
A progress review help you ensure you are ready for application and inspection / £350+vat

Soil Association Certification Limited, South Plaza, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS1 3NX

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Reference number: C1668FmVersion No: 02Issue date: June 2017