Wiltshire Farm Foods unveils a new Softer Foods range
The UK’s leading frozen meals delivery service, Wiltshire Farm Foods, has unveiled an enhanced range of dishes to improve the visual quality of its award-winning Level 4 Puréed meals. Its Purée Petite range now features sausages which look freshly sizzled, chips and potatoes that are beautifully browned and grill steaks which appear lightly seared, all […]
Enhancing the dining experience while boosting nutrition
A good meal can offer more benefits than just nutrition; food plays an important part in social life and activity; especially in the elderly. A good meal is often used to mark welcomes and goodbyes, celebrations such as birthdays and other special days. Over the years, science and social experiments have proven that such occasions […]
Nutrition & Safety in Dementia Care
Dementia can affect anyone, at any age, it does not discriminate. It is, however, more common in those over the age of 65. Currently in the UK, there are over 850,000 people living with a form of dementia, expected to rise to over one million by 2025. One of the most problematic issues when it comes […]
Borough Care launches new menus with apetito
Borough Care, the largest not-for-profit provider of care of older people in Stockport, has launched new menus at all of its eleven homes in conjunction with its catering partner apetito. The new menus have been created with the help of residents, their families and staff. Regular tasting sessions have been held and the preferred dishes chosen. Overwhelmingly, […]
Great Oaks head chef announced finalist of South West Regional Cook-Offs
Patrick Fensterseifer, head chef of Great Oaks care home in Bournemouth, is celebrating being named a finalist of the South West Regional Cook-Offs in the NACC Care Chef of the Year competition. This prestigious culinary competition is open to all chefs working in the care sector and is designed to showcase the talent, innovation, skills […]
Great Oaks care home welcomes soft food diet specialist
Great Oaks in Bournemouth has appointed a soft food diet specialist to allow for a wide range of diet requirements to be catered for at the care home. Patrick Fensterseifer, head chef at Great Oaks, specialises in the production of dysphagia meals which means he is able to cook dishes for residents who have difficulties […]
Moffat’s new hospital foodservice trolley delivers flexibility, energy efficiency and food quality
Developed with hospital caterers, latest Vgen also sets new standards in ease of use Moffat’s new hospital foodservice trolley created waves when the prototype was shown at HEFMA and the HCA conferences earlier in 2018. That’s because it provides what the company believes is the most flexible and practical solution on the market. The latest […]
NACC Care Chef of the Year 2019 competition opens for entries
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) has begun its annual search for the nation’s best care chef. The NACC Care Chef of the Year 2019 competition is now officially open for entries. The prestigious culinary competition is open to all chefs and cooks working in the care sector, from care homes, day centres, lunch […]
Probably the most economical tableware on the market
Probably the most economical tableware on the market – Gompels Super Tuff Melamine Robust Melamine has been valued as a robust tableware option for many years, so why is it such a popular choice in today’s busy care environments? It certainly fits the bill when it comes to functionality, with a super smooth feel that mimics […]
