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Hospital catering labelling software: feeding recovery with confidence
In healthcare catering, food is never just a meal. Every day, the catering team at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust plays a vital role in patient care, supporting the recovery and nutritional needs of around 1,300 people through food and drink.
Snack to the Future
In our second post with Brogan, she explores the challenges caterers are facing today and how to address them.
Joe’s Bakery: A Loave Story
With roots dating back to the late 1800s, Joe’s Bakery combines time-honoured baking techniques with the contemporary. Co‑owner Jenny Rogers shares her story and as well as how Planglow has helped streamline the bakery’s labelling.
University Caterer+
Brogan Dorgan, has been overseeing campus services at Falmouth University and the University of Exeter for over a decade. In part one of a two part series, Brogan discusses how she got into catering, working in a university setting and staying ahead of the curve.
Campbell’s Kitchen
With 27 years industry experience under his belt, Paul Campbell discusses navigating a thriving catering business through five children, three recessions, and a global pandemic - and why innovation is key.
Hawkhurst Bread Shed : How We Roll
The Hawkhurst Bread Shed always gets the details right. It’s just the way they roll - not only in terms of big punchy flavours but also a striking presentation that stands out on the shelf. As manager Lauren Smith puts it, “customers eat with their eyes.”
Learning Curve
With two campuses in Barnstaple and a third thirty miles away in Tiverton, leading Devon-based college Petroc knows a thing or two about multi-site operations. Here Catering Support Administrator Paula Young discusses delivering a united, quality food service offering across three sites. And how, with a little support from Planglow, the college is managing its allergen labelling ahead of Natasha’s Law this coming October.
Forward-Thinking Food Labelling
How will the new allergen labelling legislation, Natasha's Law, affect catering in the healthcare sector? We spoke to our client at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary to find out how they've got ahead of the curve using our labelling software, LabelLogic Live.
Quality Seals the Deal for Jenkins Bakery
Based in Wales, Jenkins is an award-winning family business delivering the freshest and best quality products. We chatted to General Manager, Richard Mynott, about how our label software, LabelLogic Live, is helping them comply with new labelling legalisation, Natasha’s Law - where businesses need to include a full list of ingredients on prepackaged food for direct sale.
Quality Control
At the start of 2019, leading contract caterer Elior introduced our ground breaking food labelling software to more than 200 of its UK sites allowing the company to take a set of ingredients, turn them into a recipe, test, trial, cook, create the labelling, monitor sales then analyse every part of that process from start to finish. Elior’s Ian Smith talks us through the roll out and the impact it’s had on the business.
Home Work
Isle of Man business finds zero waste meant taking matters into their own hands
Los Hermanos
Keeping it in the family, Los Hermanos is the brainchild of Michelin-star chef, Danny - who oversees all things cuisine - and his brother Nathan, who manages operations outside of the kitchen. But is it challenging working with your sibling? We find out...
The Feel Good Bakery
The Feel Good Bakery is aptly named. Trading since June 2014, the social enterprise sells its range of fresh made sandwiches from a number of key sites across South London, but it’s ‘feel good’ philosophy is being felt much further afield...
Case Study: Chriskitch
Tucked amongst the leafy avenues around Muswell Hill you'll find the immensely popular deli-cafe Chriskitch. Owner and founder Christian Honor hails from Australia and has been cooking for nearly three decades...
