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  Tough Climate For Social Care 22 May, 2013 A recent study by the Association of Directors of Social Services has revealed what they believe to be a ‘bleak’ outlook for the future of social care funding. ADASS found that Local Authorities will need to save a further £800 million by April 2014, on top of the £2.68 billion that has already been saved – this is a huge challenge, so how do we overcome it? Read more

apetito News

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  Making A Stand Against Malnutrition 22 May, 2013 The Malnutrition Task Force was set up in June 2012 to try and actively influence behaviours across the NHS, residential care and in the community to prevent and reduce malnutrition in older people. The Task Force has recently published a series of implementation and best practise guides on preventing malnutrition in local communities, hospitals, care homes and food and beverage providers. All the guides can now be downloaded from their website.Read more
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  apetito's Care Home Team Are On The Road 21 May, 2013 The apetito Care Home team will be travelling the country again this year visiting a variety of care shows and regional events, demonstrating our service and food range as well as running tasting sessions. Our team will also be on hand to provide further advise and information and arrange appointments to come and visit you at your care home.Read more
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  apetito's Ellen Clayton Runs For Age UK 22 Mar, 2013 Ellen Clayton, apetito’s Catering Consultant for the Local Authority team, recently took part in her first 10K run in aid of Age UK, here’s her story.Read more
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  UPDATED: Integrity Of Our Beef And Other Products 22 Mar, 2013 Update on our DNA testing, new results available from tests for pork meat in our products.Read more
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  Phil's French Onion Soup 22 Feb, 2013 The weather has turned bitterly cold again and with snow forecast, our Head Development Chef, Phil Rimmer, has a real winter warmer for you, an absolute classic of a soup and the best bit is it's really easy to make with very few ingredients.Read more
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  UPDATE: apetito Ltd Integrity of Meat Products 19 Feb, 2013 Further to our statement of 13 February, apetito is pleased to confirm that we have now received the results of further DNA tests carried out by an independent accredited laboratory. To date, in total, we have undertaken 110 DNA tests across our beef product ranges. We are pleased to advise that no equine DNA has been found in any of our products.Read more
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  NACC Sets A Guinness World Record For The Most Community Meals Delivered In A Three Hour Window 14 Feb, 2013 During National Community Meals Week in October last year, apetito along with a host of other Community Meals Suppliers across the UK tried something for the very first time – to attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the most Roast Beef and Apple Crumble Community Meals delivered in a three hour window. Read more
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  Pancakes With A Delicious Strawberry Sauce 12 Feb, 2013 apetito's Head Development Chef, Phil Rimmer, has a tasty recipe for Pancake Day. Try pancakes with a delicious strawberry sauce, a nice change from the usual lemon and sugar.Read more
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  Key Points From The Francis Report On Food Provision 08 Feb, 2013 The Francis Report on Mid-Staffordshire NHS enquiry was released on 6 February and apetito’s dietitian, Helen Blunn, takes a look at the report and the main points related to food provision and patient feeding.Read more