News items from January 2019
Carers Videos now up!
In the first of what we hope will become a series of videos relevant to carers, a member of SFC staff takes a look at several different meal delivery services available in Leicestershire.
| Wiltshire Farm Foods | Oakhouse Foods | i-Care Cuisine | Grace Dieu Meals | Kind's of Queniborough | |
| www.wiltshirefarmfoods.com | www.oakhousefoods.co.uk | www.icarecuisine.co.uk | www.gracedieumealsltd.co.uk | www.kindsofqueniborough.co.uk | |
| 0800 0773100 | 0333 3706700 | 01858 469902 | 07734 010235 | 0116 2600741 | |
| Type of meal offered | Frozen | Frozen | Frozen and hot | Frozen and hot | Frozen and hot |
| Price for typical frozen meal | £4.84 | £9.20 (one main, two puddings) | Not clear from website | £3.65 | £3.90 |
| Price for hot meal | N/A | N/A | £7.40 | £5.95 (choice of 3 mains, 2 desserts) | £6.50 (choice of 4 mains, 2 desserts) |
| Delivery? | Free | Free above £30 | Free, but 5 meal minimum for frozen | Free, but 5 meal minimum for frozen | Free, but £15 minimum for frozen |
| Area covered | Nationwide | Nationwide | All Leics | NW Leics, Charnwood, parts of Hinckley and Bosworth | Reasonable distance from Queniborough - goes down into city - expanding |
| Special diets? | Yes, lots. This is a real selling point of WFF | Yes. Website gives clear allergen information too | Vegetarian and puréed meals available | Vegetarian meals available | Vegetarian, puréed and Halal meals available |
