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Publish date: 11 May 2025
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust awards eight-year catering extension to Sodexo
Following an extensive tendering process, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded Sodexo with an eight-year extension to their current patient catering contract with the Trust.
Sodexo has worked in partnership with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT and DSFS (Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services) – a wholly-owned subsidiary of CRH – for almost 30 years, delivering patient catering and dining.
The new contract, which started in April 2025, remains a combination of Apetito meals and onsite produced menu items, alongside an extensive special diet range which is produced in-house and caters for a range of dietary preferences, cultural and religious needs.
Patient meals are prepared in a central kitchen located on site at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, where meals are then transported to the hospital’s wards using specialist regeneration trolleys, where they are then served to patients.
Kim Beevers, Assistant Director of Facilities at DSFS said: “We are delighted to continue working with Sodexo on our patient food and dining offer. Here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital we know how important nutritious and tasty food is to our patients, and how it can support and aid recovery, as well as improving overall health and wellbeing. We also know how proud our colleagues are to serve great food, catering to patients with different preferences and diets.
“We are really looking forward to hearing from our patients and colleagues on what we can change to improve our offer and working with Sodexo to make those changes that really benefit our patients and improve their catering and dining experience when being cared for in our hospital.”
A new patient menu launches on Monday, 12 May which includes improvements such as High Energy options for patients requiring additional calories and nutrition support mini meals for patients with smaller appetites requiring high energy.