Lakeland Dairies enter two-year partnership with global event Nutrition & Hydration Week

Catherine Jackson

Catherine Jackson

Other 11th May 2021
Catherine Jackson

Lakeland Dairies enter two-year partnership with global event Nutrition & Hydration Week

Dairy expert Lakeland Dairies has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with global event Nutrition & Hydration Week (N&H Week), which promotes nutritional improvements in health and social care settings. The sponsorship starts in 2021 and continues into 2022, incorporating N&H Week’s tenth-anniversary celebrations. 


The partnership will see Lakeland Dairies use its dairy expertise to develop a range of professional resources to support social care and healthcare caterers. The resources will include an informative milk powder fortification document; The Importance of Knowing Your Milk Powders’, a fortification recipe booklet packed with tips and recipes, and a ‘scrumptious scone’ campaign for N&H Week’s Global Tea party on Wednesday 16th June 2021 

Jean Cattanach, marketing controller, Lakeland Dairies comments. “We are delighted to share our dairy expertise with N&H Week to support their ambition to promote nutrition and hydration excellence. The goodness of milk in all its various formats, such as butter, cream, and milk, can make a valuable contribution to nutrient intake.” 

She continues:

“One of the resources we are developing explains our ‘food first’ fortification approach. This approach uses milk powder to support those with, or at risk, of undernutrition and explains how to fortify food and drink with the right balance of calories and protein. As the nutritional content of milk powder can vary, it’s important to understand the differences. Our N&H Week resource will help caterers to easily identify the best milk powder to use for the desired nutritional outcome. We’re extremely excited to support NHS and care caterers in the UK and contribute to this global event.” 


Andy Jones, N&H Week co-founder and PS100 chairman adds:
“It’s fantastic to have Lakeland Dairies on board as partners and sponsors for N&H Week 2021 and 2022. Their professional dairy products are widely used and loved, and it’s exciting to see the expertise they are developing to help highlight and promote excellent nutrition and hydration.” 

Estimates suggest around 3 million people are at risk of malnutrition in the UK. The annual event seeks to help reduce this. The first N&H Week was held in 2011 and since inception it has grown into a truly international event, with its mid-week Global Tea Party being celebrated across more than 30 countries worldwide. The weeklong event’s objective is to highlight, promote and celebrate improvements in the nutrition and hydration of the healthcare and social care sectors. 

With a proud heritage in dairy farming, Lakeland Dairies is a 100% farmer-owned and managed Irish dairy co-operative. It produces high-quality milk from the lush green pastures of its 3,200 family farms. Its popular product range includes Millac Gold Double, the only cream alternative with real dairy cream and added Vitamin D, Lakeland Dairies Pure Irish Butter and its milk powder range. 

Website: www.lakelanddairies.com/foodservice
Facebook: @lakelanddairiesfoodservice
Twitter: @lakelandFS 

N&H Week 2021 takes place between Monday 14th June and Sunday 20th June.

In these challenging times…

The Staff Canteen team are taking a different approach to keeping our website independent and delivering content free from commercial influence. Our Editorial team have a critical role to play in informing and supporting our audience in a balanced way. We would never put up a paywall  – The Staff Canteen is open to all and we want to keep bringing you the content you want; more from younger chefs, more on mental health, more tips and industry knowledge, more recipes and more videos. We need your support right now, more than ever, to keep The Staff Canteen active. Without your financial contributions this would not be possible.

Over the last 16 years, The Staff Canteen has built what has become the go-to platform for chefs and hospitality professionals. As members and visitors, your daily support has made The Staff Canteen what it is today. Our features and videos from the world’s biggest name chefs are something we are proud of. We have over 560,000 followers across Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and other social channels, each connecting with chefs across the world. Our editorial and social media team are creating and delivering engaging content every day, to support you and the whole sector - we want to do more for you.

A single coffee is more than £2, a beer is £4.50 and a large glass of wine can be £6 or more.

Support The Staff Canteen from as little as £1 today. Thank you.