Recent figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre showed apparent cost of patient food per day varying from £2.55 up to £31.
The UK’s largest food wholesale company, offers branded and private-label goods to more than 400,000 customers - around a fifth being independent retailers - and has 172 stores across the country,
The PEAT scheme was based on NHS Trusts conducting self-assessments, while the new PLACE process includes patients in the teams that visit hospitals and hold regular public meetings at each site in
Sodexo operates over 150 Costa outlets across its healthcare, defence, education and corporate services sites, but the Queen’s Hospital branch is the first full franchise.
Style Services was founded in 2007 by John Rathbone, Ruth Fenton and Jim Walker. The business employs 95 people and has a combined turnover of £1.9m.
Building on the success of the inaugural awards in 2012, organisers say this year’s event is set to be even bigger with prizes for the individual winners including mini-iPads and a range of career
Premier executive chef Mark Rigby, who will be judging entries, said that research shows consumers are more than twice as likely to choose sausages and mash off a menu when it is served with gravy.
Paterson said: "Britain needs to make a significant dent in the 22% of food that’s imported but could be produced here.”
The Food and Drink Federation annual awards celebrate innovation and creativity among UK food and drink manufacturers.
The call echoes the aims of the PS100 group of public sector catering and nutrition specialists, which last year launched a two-point plan for food standards and protected mealtimes across every ar