Sustainable food

A top-down photo of a range of food options available at Lancaster University.

The Food & Dining team at Lancaster University are committed to delivering an exciting variety of food with passion and purpose to enhance the student, staff and visitor experience. Food that is tasty, sustainable and affordable to the University community. The team works closely with their suppliers to improve on sustainability and reduction of packaging used. 

Sustainable food policy

We are committed to sourcing and providing food and drink produced to the highest environmental, social and economic standards. Find out more about our policy on suppliers and how we source high quality, local produce where possible.

Sustainable food policy

Plant-based food

Lancaster University is committed to improving the availability and range of plant-based food options available across campus. Our recently updated Pendle Brew bar is now 100% vegetarian and vegan, and HIVE café has many vegan and low-sugar options.

Pendle Brew
Student sat in Pendle Brew with a coffee

Food Projects

Water

We're committed to making free drinking water accessible for students and staff and we have a number of water fountains across campus. By adding more fountains, we are hoping to reduce single-use plastic on campus. 

Water fountains map
A bottle of water is poured into a glass on top of the lemon.