Nutrition News - Care Home Professional

Caterers urged to give menus a sunshine boost

Catering Food and Nutrition Solutions by Lee Peart on October 25, 2016

Care home providers have been urged to give residents a vitamin D boost in their menus as we head into the winter months. To mark Vitamin D Day next Wednesday, Lakeland dairies company Pritchitts has

Community Integrated Care serves up apetito meals at 24 UK care homes

Food and Nutrition Solutions by Rob Corder on July 20, 2016

Community Integrated Care has contracted apetito, a specialist supplier of pre-prepared meals for the social care sector, to provide catering

Catering toolkit to be rolled out to 60 care homes after trial delivers results

Catering by Andrew Seymour on May 19, 2016

The Healthcare business of Compass Group UK & Ireland, the UK’s largest catering firm, is rolling out a ‘Dignified Dining’

Apetito earns second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation

Best Practice Business Catering Solutions by Rob Corder on May 6, 2016

Care home food producer apetito has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for a second time. It has been recognised

ASK THE EXPERT: Top tips from Dine Contract Catering on keeping residents hydrated

Business Practice Catering Solutions by Rob Corder on March 31, 2016

In the wake of this year’s Nutrition and Hydration Week, Roz Witney, nutritionist at Dine Contract Catering, shares her advice

Apetito helps dysphagia sufferers cram in the calories from smaller meals

Catering Solutions by Rob Corder on March 30, 2016

Apetito has expanded its range of meals for people who have difficulty swallowing. Its Purée Petite range has 21 meals that pack as much energy and nutrition as possible into a small meal, helping elderly

Care UK creates advice booklet for healthy eating in old age

Best Practice Business Care home groups Catering Solutions by Rob Corder on March 17, 2016

“The older we get, the more important a good diet becomes. No matter what age or your current eating habits,

Bidvest creates summer menus fit for a Queen’s birthday celebration

Catering Solutions by Rob Corder on March 16, 2016

Foodservice specialist Bidvest is updating care homes operators on the summer menus that are available from today. The Bidvest Foodservice

ASK THE EXPERT: Dine Contract Catering makes the case for outsourcing catering

Best Practice Care home groups Catering Opinion Solutions by Rob Corder on March 7, 2016

With good nutrition so high on the agenda for care homes, Zoe Green, business development director at Dine Contract Catering,

Apetito serves up energy-dense meals for people struggling to swallow

Care homes with nursing Food and Nutrition Solutions by Rob Corder on March 3, 2016

Apetito has created a range of energy-dense, texture-modified foods, for people who have difficulty swallowing. The condition, dysphagia, is particularly

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