April Customer Newsletter – Food
Introducing Our New Food Savings Web Page
We are excited to launch a new Food Savings website where you can find a great range of promotions from your favourite brands. We will update Food Savings web page on monthly basis.
NHS Supply Chain work closely with your trust to deliver high standards of food and beverages. We want to save you both time and money and enable catering teams to focus on what really matters to your trust.
All food promotions are sourced directly from good quality, reputable suppliers on our frameworks to deliver you the best savings in a safe and compliant form.
See our Useful Links section to view our new Food Savings web page and see the latest promotions.
Framework Focus – Fresh Food Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
NHS Supply Chain: Food will be focusing on our Fresh Food DPS for the month of April.
We are really thrilled to be sharing a supplier update with you about how the framework has performed in the last year.
It’s driven such a large proportion of local and regional food to trusts thereby reducing carbon emissions and ensuring the best possible freshness to patients, visitors and staff in hospitals.
See our Useful Links section to read more about Fresh Food DPS.
Stop Food Waste Day and Skills Academy
The purpose of Stop Food Waste Day which is on Wednesday 30 April 2025 is to make changes regarding the global food waste issue. The NHS Supply Chain: Food team are supporting this in the great work they are doing within the Skills Academy drawing attention to food waste, educating culinary teams within trusts at the Skills Academy and Chefs Academy events throughout the country, where the chefs Michael Sharp and Millie Morgan offer practical tips such as how to use up the bananas in your kitchen, rather than letting them go to waste.
See our Useful Links section to read more about the Skills Academy events in our new article highlighting the work we are doing with Catering Assistants in hospitals.
This month we are delighted to share our sauerkraut seasonal recipe with you using four simple ingredients.
#StopFoodWasteDay
This recipe really supports gut health. Sauerkraut contains probiotics, which can help support digestion by improving your gut flora, the bacteria that live in your gut. Sauerkraut is also a great source of fibre. You can choose to use the whole cabbage as I recommend, or if you prefer to make less sauerkraut, the leftover cabbage can be used to make a tasty soup. Soup is a great way to use up leftovers in the kitchen. Help support Stop Waste Day by using every shred of your red or white cabbage on Wednesday 30 April 2025.
Leanne Turk, Development Chef, NHS Supply Chain: Food
April Seasonal Recipe – Try our sauerkraut recipe
| Recipe ingredients | Quantity |
| Salt | 40g |
| Water | 50ml |
| Caraway seeds | 2g |
| Cabbage white or red | 1.5kg |
Recipe method:
- Shred the cabbage thinly (use a food processor if you have one to do this). Coat the cabbage in the salt and caraway seeds and leave for 15 minutes.
- Place into a Kilner jar (or airtight container). Push into the jar using a spoon or the end of a rolling pin. Add the water and leave for a minimum 48 hours to ferment in ambient temperature.
- You will need to release the natural gas from the jar every week for a month and keep refrigerated. Makes ten portions.
Links section
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Food Savings
Promotions sourced directly from good quality, reputable suppliers on our food frameworks.
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Skills Academy Upskilling And Invigorating Hospital Catering Assistants
Read more on NHS Supply Chain Skills Academy.
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Fresh Food Dynamic Purchasing System – Driving Savings and Offering Exciting New Products To Trusts
Read more on Fresh Food Dynamic Purchasing System.
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