The caterer, which has recently launched into the care homes sector, has signed up to many of the Responsibility Deal pledges, including Salt Reduction 2017 - where Dine has removed approximately 350kg of salt (more than a third of a tonne) from its supply chain.
The company has also reformulated 15 of its most popular dishes to reduce salt, sugar and fat, all without compromising on taste, as well as increasing the number of meals in its ‘lighter’ category by 30%.
Furthermore, every care home the company works with receives full nutritional guidance based on the Caroline Walker Trust and in line with the latest CQC guidelines.
Ms Ellison, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, has most recently become the key advocate for the Government’s Responsibility Deal, calling for the food and drink industry to improve the health and wellbeing of the British public through nine different pledges, such as Salt Reduction 2017. She personally invited managing director, Ian Cartwright to congratulate him on the company’s achievements in this area.
Cartwright said: “We’re proud of the achievements we’ve made and are working hard to make our menus even healthier and encourage both customers and team members to lead healthy lifestyles.
“Each and every one of our recipes is checked by our in-house nutritionist, including salt levels, calorie and fat content. Plus, our simple to use Nutritional Pathway System for the care home sector allows carers to monitor the nutritional intake of residents on a daily basis, which means they can also check whether they have too much – or not enough – fat and salt in their diets.”
Dine Contract Catering provides its services in over 180 contracts in four sectors - B&I, further education and university, extra care and care homes.