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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.

How Freshmarkets Empowers Care Home Chefs

As a care home chef, you didn’t take this job to manage stock spreadsheets or chase supplier invoices - you did it to cook. Fresh, joyful, nourishing food. And our Freshmarkets solution helps you do just that.

Seamless Client Onboarding

At EF-group, we understand that the foundation of a successful partnership begins with a smooth and efficient onboarding process and our approach is designed to ensure that each client feels supported, informed, and confident from day one.

Smart Strategies to Keep Menu Costs Under Control

In today’s catering landscape, controlling food costs isn’t just good practice - it’s essential for business survival. With rising prices across ingredients, utilities, and services, it's more important than ever to have a clear grip on your menu spend.

Flour: the cross-contact protagonist in every kitchen!

Recently Allergen Accreditation was commissioned to assess a kitchen’s management on their cross-contact controls and the main thrust of the audit was to undertake a probabilistic risk assessment. All other cereals containing gluten were tightly controlled, flour, however, needed work!

Sustainable Supply Chains: A Focus on Care Homes

For the care home industry, sustainability is not just a trend; it’s a necessary step forward. With the guidance of innovative solutions like those offered by EF-group, care homes are finding new ways to balance cost-efficiency with ESG

Navigating High Expectations: Care Home Chefs

Residents in care homes often have high expectations. Striking the right balance between service quality and cost, managing logistics, and ensuring dietary needs are met can seem daunting. Explore how EF-group's software solutions, Freshmarkets and CaterCloud, can assist you in achieving this delicate balance.