Catering supervisor awarded for money-saving idea

7th July 2010, 10:54am

The catering supervisor at Lifespan Catering Services in Cambridge has won a prize after coming up with a suggestion that will help the company save cash.

Employee Peter Pearson joined fellow members of staff in submitting his entry into a suggestion box, which was set up as part of the company's initiative to encourage staff to come up with measurable ideas on saving money.

The NHS caterer has awarded Pearson with a £100 shopping voucher after he came up with the winning idea of using smaller containers when preparing food safety samples at the business' Ida Darwin base – a move that will create an estimated annual saving of £5, 000.

Head of catering Trevor Coloumb presented Pearson with the voucher saying: "Peter's idea is simple yet highly effective, and has been able to demonstrate a substantial annual saving to the NHS – without compromising the service we provide to our customers."

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ELC UK Ltd

08 July 2010 at 8:17am

It is important that we look at various ways to save money given that we are currently in a recession. Savings does not necessarily mean that there will be cuts to everything. It is about looking at ways to become more efficient and to streamline the workflow.

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