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How EF-group can help accelerate the ‘Food Revolution’ in Care Homes

In today’s care home industry, delivering nourishing, high-quality meals isn’t just about feeding residents - it’s about enhancing their wellbeing and quality of life. At EF‐group, we believe that revolutionising food service in care homes is the key to unlocking happier, healthier communities.

HC-One and EF-group renew longstanding partnership to enhance the lives of residents by signing five-year contract

HC-One, the UK’s leading social care provider, operating c.300 care homes and providing a wide range of care and support services to residents are thrilled to announce the renewal of its longstanding partnership with leading procurement and menu management specialists, EF-group, by signing a new five-year contract to continue enhancing the lives of residents.

Latest Guidance for Caterers on Allergen Best Practice

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has released new best practice guidance for catering businesses on communicating allergen information to customers.

How Procurement Software Can Transform Hospitality Management in Care Homes

The pressure to deliver quality resident experiences while juggling dietary needs, logistics, and budget constraints can be overwhelming. This is where procurement software, such as our Freshmarkets solution, becomes an invaluable tool.

The Significance of International Women’s Day: A Personal and Professional Reflection from Melissa Sayers and Emma Evans

As we approach International Women’s Day tomorrow, we caught up with Melissa Sayers, EA to the SLT, and Emma Evans, Senior National Accounts Manager to get their thoughts, both personally and professionally on IWD and the theme Accelerate Action for gender equality.

Enhancing Care Home Catering with Menu Management Software: A Spotlight on CaterCloud

As care homes strive to deliver nutritious and appetising meals to their residents, the task of effectively managing menus can often become overwhelming. Enter CaterCloud, a powerful ally in revolutionising how care homes manage their menus.

Catering Trends for 2025: A guide for care home caterers

As we stand on the brink of a new era in care home catering, it's vital to stay informed about the trends that will shape 2025. While the fundamental goal remains constant - providing nutritious and enjoyable meals to residents - how we achieve this is evolving.

Exploring vegan options does come with additional challenges

Veganuary, the annual campaign encouraging people to adopt a plant-based diet during January, provides an excellent opportunity for food service businesses to explore plant-based options. However, with the growing popularity of vegan products comes the need for increased vigilance in managing hidden allergens and transparent communication with customers.

Losing focus on allergens with CO2 and calorie counting challenges

The growing pressures on caterers to address CO2 equivalent emissions and calorific values reflect an increasing focus on sustainability and health. These concerns, while critical, can create challenges for allergen management.

Conducting a Supply Chain Audit

Navigating the complexities of a supply chain audit ensures that your business maintains efficiency, compliance, and profitability.

AI and its use for food hypersensitive customers

Artificial Intelligence is being expressed as a solution for catering businesses to identify allergens in meals. But are we ready as caterers and do we really think our customers are ready?

Allergens and how they affect your business

During 2024 many high-profile stories and cases have highlighted that British food service still has some way to go to achieve common standards in delivering safe places to eat and drink and meet the needs of food hypersensitive customers.

Achieve Efficient Menu Management with EF-group’s CaterCloud Solution

CaterCloud makes ingredient management a breeze. With a comprehensive database that includes detailed information on a wide range of ingredients, you can easily track and manage your inventory. This ensures you always have the necessary ingredients on hand while minimising waste and reducing costs.

Total Purchase-to-Pay Solution: Simplifying Procurement

In today's fast-paced business environment, organisations need efficient and effective procurement processes to stay competitive. Total purchase-to-pay solutions, like EF's Freshmarkets system, are designed to streamline the entire procurement cycle, from requisition to payment.

ESG Strategy Guide for Businesses

Building a sustainable, ethical and well-governed business might be driving your operations and strategy plans, but what specific actions can you take to help? Whether you’re a smaller business or a larger corporation, having an ESG strategy can benefit your stakeholders, employees, society and the environment. So, what does this mean, and how can you implement it within your business? Our ESG strategy guide will go through the definition, individual factors, benefits and the implementation process, alongside providing you with your own ESG audit checklist.

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