Personnel Update
Chris Webster joins the Red Box Team this November, as our new Consultant.
Read moreLinks Established Between Mental Well Being and Mediterranean Meal Choices.
Without tightly controlled trials, it is unclear how big an impact following a Mediterranean diet might have. However, it is certainly worth showcasing Mediterranean dishes and ingredients in menus and catering choices, as customers and the workforce focus more on health and wellbeing awareness within their daily lives.
Read moreCater Consult and Red Box Support Partnership
Red Box are proud to introduce a support partnership with Fergus Walsh from Cater Consult. Fergus will be working with the team on larger projects and providing expertise in marketing, branding and conceptual design.
Read moreAllergen Control and Labelling: Ensure your Staff are Trained
You can never be too careful. The impact can be devastating to all concerned as seen in recent news coverage whereby retailers have not been able to guarantee ingredients present in their products.
Read moreNew Catering Contractor: Why Not Ensure Quality For the Life of the Contract?
Clients often tell us that the contract monitoring service we provide, saves them a lot of time and effort in ensuring standards remain in place during the life of the contract, meal numbers are maintained, and the catering continues to develop. Really it keeps the contractor on their toes!
Read moreUK Food Industry signs up to WRAP’s 'world-first' Roadmap to halve food waste
Some of the UK's leading supermarkets, hospitality firms and food and drink producers have committed to an initiative from the Charity Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to halve food waste by measuring and acting on wastage levels across a "farm-to-fork" approach.
Read moreThe Meals on Wheels Crisis
With colder and windy weather setting in, are provisions in place to protect the nutrition of our elderly neighbours?
Read moreLocal and Sustainable; What Does that Entail for Schools?
Following the Blue Planet 2 effect, there is an increasing demand from consumers for sustainable food which is set to stay. With that in mind we thought that it was important to look at how this continuing trend affects the world of school catering, and whether it will benefit the sector in the long run.
Read moreThe Problem of Food Waste in Schools
As September rolls in, and welcomes with it another school year, we here at Red Box can’t help but think about all our clients within the education industry. Having worked with many schools, academies and universities to produce diverse and sustainable catering solutions, the recent discussions about food waste at schools has got us thinking.
Read moreIncorporate the Latest Healthy Eating Trends in Your Menus
Healthy eating has shifted from manifesting a feeling of loss and resentment, to becoming one of the biggest food trends of our generation.
Read moreUseful Links to Further Information
- THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT (BIFM)- Founded in 1993, BIFM is a professional body for facilities management, both individuals and organisations.
- FIRST POINT ASSESSMENT (FPAL)- Is a supplier management community supporting the European oil and gas industry.
- THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (CIEH)- A charity that is the professional and leading voice for environmental and public health and safety.
- INSTITUTE OF HOSPITALITY- A professional membership group that provides support and information for those who work or study in the hospitality and tourism industries.
- FOOD STANDARD AGENCY (FSA)- The governmental department responsible for food safety and hygiene throughout the UK.
- THE UNIVERSITY CATERERS ORGANISATION (TUCO)- TUCO is a professional membership group for in-house caterers within the higher education sector, and is one of the leading organisations of its kind in the UK.
- BRITISH HOSPITALITY ASSOCIATION (BHA)- An agenda-setter and members organisation for the hospitality and tourism industry that helps to promote the interest of operators, brands and owners across the hospitality and tourism sectors.
- ROYAL SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (RSPH)- An independent and multi-disciplinary charity who’s mission is to improve public health and wellbeing.
- INTERNATIONAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (IFMA)- An international association for facilities management professionals, supporting 24,000 members in 105 countries.
