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Chris Parry is Catering Manager at The Police Treatment Centre, a centre based in Auchterarder providing respite for serving and retired officers. We asked Chris about his experience of the healthyliving award:

  • Q. What were your main reasons for applying for the healthyliving award?
  • A. Improving the eating habits of our service users and staff. We reviewed our food and beverage operation and implemented a number of changes. The healthyliving award fitted in very well with our new style.
  • Q. Do you feel that working towards and achieving the award has been worthwhile?
  • A. Yes. The whole team gets more job satisfaction knowing they are actually helping service users make better dietary choices. In addition, both our service users and staff comment that the healthy option is usually more eye appealing.
  • Q. Would you recommend the healthyliving award to other caterers?
  • A. Yes. It is well worth the effort of applying and most professional kitchens will find they are half way there already.
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issue eighteen:
May 2011
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