May Customer Newsletter – Food

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.

We are pleased to be offering promotions on a range of snack foods for May from Nestle UK and Walkers.  

See our Useful Links section to view our Food Savings web page and see the latest promotions.

For the month of May, NHS Supply Chain: Food’s framework focus is the Food To Go Dynamic Procurement System (DPS).

Soon to be expanding it’s product ranges into innovative new offers such as street food and ice cream we look at the DPS.

See our Useful Links section to read more on Food to Go DPS where we look at how our DPS is offering patients and visitors new exciting product ranges, from a range of different suppliers, with great savings being driven into trusts.

These enhanced catering options open up a new and innovative approach to the retail offer for visitors within hospitals.

NHS Supply Chain: Food’s Beverages, Confectionery and Snacks Framework is soon to be launching next month in June.

We are excited to better serve trusts’ needs with this new framework, combining Cold Beverages, Confectionery and Snacks with Hot Beverages and Vending Consumables.

Available through the NHS Supply Chain Catalogue, this provides trusts with an easy route to market in addition to new products from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Watch this space for more news on this framework when we launch.  

This month we are pleased to be supporting Mental Health Awareness Week running from Monday 12 May until Sunday 18 May 2025. In support of our people, we`re shining a light on this issue. This vital initiative focuses on addressing the unique challenges and stressors within the industry. 

The week aims to raise awareness about mental health issues, reduce stigma, and encourage people to prioritise their mental wellbeing.

See our Downloads section to view our full Seasonality Calendar.

It’s a handy one pager that you can stick up in your kitchen or office, at a glance you can see what is in season each month.

This month we shine a light on new potatoes.  

Method:

• Cut potatoes into a 2cm dice. Lightly boil in water for five minutes. Drain and leave to cool.  
• Prepare and chop the parsley and set aside. Wash the spinach and drain well of excess water.
• Peel and dice the onion. Cut the chorizo in to 1cm dice. 
• Sauté the onions and chorizo in a hot pan for approximately three to four minutes in the rapeseed oil.
• Add the potatoes, parsley and baked beans, stir well and cook for a further five to ten minutes.  
• Bring a pan of water to the boil. Add the vinegar and soft poach the eggs. 
• Wilt the spinach in a pan with the margarine. 

To serve:

• Place a portion of spinach on the plate or bowl. 
• Add the chorizo, beans and potato. 
• Top with a poached egg. Sprinkle with chilli flakes. 
• Serves five.