Awards

Queen’s Award - Innovation is pivotal within every sector of apetito`s business and paramount in striving to develop products, systems and services to maintain a key competitive advantage.

Growth has not been at the expense of customer satisfaction - from one of the most vulnerable sectors in the community. Quite the reverse. apetito believes the customer is central to everything they do and that any innovation or investment can only be judged successful if the food the customer eats is at its best at the point of service.

apetito now provides food in over 150 local authorities and operates Meals on Wheels delivery contracts for over 24 of them. The company has also developed a highly successful nationwide service, branded Wiltshire Farm Foods, providing a private home delivery service.

apetito passionately believes they have played a major role in enhancing services to this vulnerable, growing and very important sector of the UK population and look forward to many more years of continuous innovation.

apetito has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category in recognition of the continuous innovation in the delivery of food to the elderly. The following products, systems and services combined with winning staff has been crucial to the success of apetito and were crucial in the decision to award apetito the Queen’s Award for Enterprise

In winning the award, apetito was honoured to host the His Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent, in a tour of our factory. Company staff gathered outside to meet and greet him and in attendance were the High Sheriff of Wiltshire, the Chairman of Wiltshire County Council and the Mayor of Trowbridge. His Royal Highness was shown to the Product Development Centre where he was met by the Board of Directors and taken through the company’s operation.

“I think what is remarkable is the particular product that you are making here which is the supply of meals, mostly for the elderly and infirm which is a sector of industry and business which I feel is not very well understood in the country. It is particularly important obviously and does play an important part in people’s lives so all congratulations to all members of the firm who won the award.”

apetito Achieves Excellence - apetito’s Baked Haddock, Potato, Prawn and Rosti Top Square Pie scooped first prize in the Excellence in Food and Drink Awards 2006 in the Main Courses and Centre of Plate category.

Congratulated by the judges for offering an alternative to a traditional ‘all pastry’ pie, with its distinctive rosti top, it was also praised for its low fat content, healthy use of ingredients and well balanced taste.

On stage to accept the prestigious accolade was Ian Stone, business development director, apetito Foodservice: It’s great to receive recognition for a product that is genuinely unique. The research undertaken by our development team has ensured that the pie rises to customer and consumer demand and we are hugely proud to be acknowledged.

Best in the West

apetito is immediately recognisable as one of the most thriving and successful businesses in the West of England, and this is reflected in our well-stocked awards cabinet.

In 2004 we were awarded Business of the Year in the Bath Area Business Awards, followed in 2005 by the Business Innovator Award.

2006 saw us awarded West of England Business of the Year, having made it as a finalist two years running.

It’s great to see our hard work recognised, but we all agree it’s even better to witness truly satisfied customers that know they can trust apetito.