School Catering: Why go local?
When considering your inhouse or tendered catering, it is always a good idea to focus on the sourcing of your ingredients. Going local is something Red Box look for when comparing tender submissions or when benchmarking services.
Read moreSnacks Becoming Socially Conscious
In a world with a throw away culture, it is refreshing to see that some spirited companies are looking to provide a more tasteful slant on modern day gluttony.
Read moreYour Business Is Food: Don't Throw it Away
The Waste and Resources Action Programme have produced a new guidance toolkit to encourage good practice.
Read moreEmployer Focus: Wellness Matters
A lot of time and effort goes into ensuring customer wellness is made a priority, but we should also focus on employee health, too. Employers are now expected to focus on their employee's health and wellbeing. Our clients demand this of themselves and contractors invited into their workplace.
Read moreWar on Sugar Still Raging
Efforts to cut sugar from our food are reportedly off target.
Read morePersonnel Update
Lauren Baxter has joined the Red Box Team as our new Consultant.
Read moreTendered Catering Solutions: What Good Looks Like
Red Box Consultancy Services help your workplace determine which key points to consider and assist in evaluation of prospective catering partners.
Read moreVeganuary
Veganuary's 2019 campaign launched with a call on Parliament to 'Try Vegan' this January'! Operators could be losing money by not catering for this growing group.
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 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 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.
