Nutrition and Food Development Newsletter - Issue 3
Hello and welcome to our Food and Nutrition newsletter. My name is Daniele Bretherton and I am head of Nutrition and Food Development at Mellors Catering Services. I lead the development team who are out in your businesses, schools and academies on a daily basis training our Mellors food teams to produce wholesome and nutritious food for your customers. As a registered Nutritionist I understand the importance of a nutritious diet and the benefits that eating well can have on your workforce and pupils. It is our role within Mellors to generate innovative nutritious food ideas and share them with your teams. Danielle Bretherton BSc (Hons) RPHNtr
The following pages will give you an insight as to what is happening behind the scenes at Mellors Catering Services and how the Food and Nutrition team have been developing and supporting your sites.
TEAM EXPANSION - We are growing!
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Mellors Catering Services are delighted to welcome Laura Whiting to the Nutrition and Food Development team. Laura is Mellors second qualified nutritionist, working alongside myself and the rest of the team, supporting Mellors Catering Services continued growth in the North as Contract Caterer of the Year 2018! Laura brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from her previous role as Nutritionist for the Children’s Food Trust. The Trust closed in September 2017 but spent over 10 years providing support, training and advice to anyone responsible for providing food to children. During Laura’s 9 years at the Trust, she provided nutrition advice and support to schools, early year’s settings and parents using practical resources, delivery of training and the provision of a nutrition support line to ensure that children’s nutritional needs were met at school. Mellors Catering Services now has over 210 contracts serving some 80,000 students WWW.MELLORSCATERING.CO.UK
and adults a day. It was important for the company to recruit additional support staff to ensure that all our sites are able to deliver excellent quality and nutritious food. The focus for this new role at Mellors will be to support education sites as well as business and industry staff restaurants, to exceed the Government’s Food Standards and improving the nutritional content of food across the estate. Laura will be working with Mellors Development Chefs (Richard and John) to design new and innovative recipes and menus, supporting our sites to promote healthy choices. A fantastic addition to the Mellors team!
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