Contract catering group Host retains deal with Sanctuary Care Procurement

The three-year win services 50 plus care homes throughout the UK and a conference centre through Host's in-house supply management system Caternet. Managing director Jerry Brand said: "This is an important contract for Host and one we have retained based on a balance of competitive supply prices and the implementation of Caternet." The Caternet management system, which is supplied and managed independently to Host's own catering contracts, handles purchasing, menu management, nutritional analysis, labeling and marketing. The system is currently used by over 160 in-house catering sites. Brand added: "The Sanctuary Care catering teams will shortly be installing our G-shop e-procurement system which enables local farmers and suppliers as well as national supply chains to trade in a paperless environment. This helps reduce the collective carbon footprint of the Sanctuary Care catering operation as well as speeding up administration and financial planning."