strategy: now next later specialising in nutritional recipe & menu management, healthier food...

Strategy: • Now •Next• Later

Specialising in Nutritional Recipe & Menu Management , Healthier Food &

Specialist Diet and New Product Development



To Maximise the benefits of healthier food awareness and the efficiency and bottom

line value of the customers catering operation through development,

understanding and usage of great tasting, healthy ingredients aligned to continuous

professional development (CPD)

Mission



Chef Director and founder Catering At Your Convenience.Highly experienced foodservice industry professional with

over 30 years UK and Global management experience in foodservice and food development in both operational and specialist capacities

Ray Lorimer, BA (Hons), FIH, ACA

Background



Healthier Food & Diet Awareness

Healthier Food & Diet awareness continues apace across all sectors of the UK food industry led by government and consumers in regard to obesity and other associated health concerns related to food

“I see a tremendous opportunity to support both UK and international companies in growing and developing their business and key staff with our healthier food and specialist diet knowledge and resources in line with government and consumer demands”.



NowFocus on and development of Health, Well Being & Eat Well Strategyfor key sectors of Foodservice, Food Manufacturing and Government

LaterLong term strategic industry research & alliances

with Government, Industry Associations, Healthcare and Education

NextTarget Key Sectors and Industry Figures with Added Value Proposals (AVPs) forHealth, Well Being and Eat Well Strategy

Foodservice Manufacturing NPD

FoodserviceSector

Government Agencies Local & National

Key Strategy & Sector Drivers



Healthier & Wealthier Nutritional Recipe & Menu ManagementDeveloping food strategies to incorporate more health aligned

recipe solutions and less food waste & cost through modern nutritional & food cost software utilisation

New Product DevelopmentSupport and develop SME food businesses

innovation process strategies aligned to Government and consumer demographics

Continuous Professional DevelopmentChartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) ledaccredited & bespoke Healthier Food & Specialist Diet

workshops and courses

Healthier Food & Specialist Diet Continuous Professional

Development (CPD)

Healthier & WealthierRecipe & Menu

Management

New Product Development

Key Areas of Focus



• Nutritional Recipe & Menu Management• Recipe Ingredient Cost Management• Food Waste and Cost Minimising Management• GP Recipe and Menu Management• Recipe Five Step Minimal Complexity Management• Recipe & Food Concept Development• New Product Development Benchmarking• Innovation Funnel Development • Healthier Food & Specialist Diet Bespoke & Accredited Development• HACCP in Foodservice Bespoke & Accredited Development• Food Safety Bespoke & Accredited Development• Food research into Government and Non Government food trends

Specific Areas of Expertise & Focus



• Mid to Top End Hotels Consumer Feeding• Mid to Top End Hotels Staff Feeding• B&I Staff Restaurants Feeding• Education, Children and Student Feeding• Healthcare Hospital & care Homes (Nutrition & Malnutrition)• MOD Staff Feeding• Government Local and National• Research into staff feeding and related food areas• Small to medium food manufacturing businesses seeking

foodservice penetration

Specific Sector Targets

7 Ways to improved healthier & wealthier recipes and specialist diets

1. Review of business awareness on healthy diet and strategic implementation aligned to catering policy

2. Review and agreed implementation of healthier and cost effective recipes strategy

3. Review and agreed implementation of healthier and cost effective ingredients strategy

4. Review of catering staff healthier food and cost effective nutritional awareness

5. Review and implementation of catering staff food cost effectiveness and nutritional professional development

6. Increase customer meal frequency and dietary awareness through strategic customer marketing plan

7. Create Healthier Dietary Recipe footprintProfessional Development Available

1. Specialist UK nutritional recipe and menu management aligned to cost and waste control

2. 1 day CIEH accredited Level 2 Award in Healthier Foods & Special Diet classroom based nutritional course

3. Effective healthier and more economical use of proteins, cheeses, fats and creams

4. 2 day (1 day kitchen practical, 1 CIEH Accredited ) bespoke course in Healthier Food and Specialist Diet

Review current menu and recipe information available

Recommend what changes and adjustments to be made to

the menus and recipes

Agree the improvements to target, the strategy to do so and the measures for

success to be utilised

Create / refine the healthier & wealthier catering model / policy for

the business

Deliver what has been agreed

Measure the improvements

Share successes

Specialising in Nutritional Recipe & Menu Management, Healthier Food &


The Nutri Smart Route to Healthier & Wealthier Recipe Management

strategy: now next later specialising in nutritional recipe & menu management, healthier food...

Documents

food development

food strategies

food waste cost

development of health

implementation of healthier

new product development

uk food industry

new product development