Offering a selection of multi-portion chilled and frozen dishes, from individual pies to beef lasagne, the range provides “traditional and comforting options for hospital patients,” as well as many internationally inspired flavours.
In-line with customer and patient requests, six of the new meals are chicken-based, with beef, lamb and pork also available:
- Chicken goujons
- A chicken and mushroom pie
- Chicken tikka masala
- Spanish chicken
- Chicken and mushroom casserole
- A potato-topped chicken and leek pie
- A beef and ale casserole
- A minced beef and onion pie
- A beef and vegetable pasty
- Lamb and lentil stew
- Pork and leek sausages
- A pork and bacon casserole
- A cheese and onion pasty
Anglia Crown has also improved several existing options to coincide with the launch, such as its beef lasagna, chilli con carne, corned beef hash and Moroccan style tagine.
Managing director, Paul Howell, said: “We understand the importance of developing new products to meet the ever-changing needs within healthcare catering, which is why we invest in research and development. At Anglia Crown, we carry out wide-ranging product reviews twice a year and work hard to drive up standards and increase patient satisfaction.
“As a food manufacturer for the UK’s healthcare sector, we are fully aware of the catering constraints our customers work under and we aim to support them as best we can with a suitable meal solution.
“Our Crown Choice range meets the flexibility and demands of our customers, as it can be provided in various size multi-portions and as chilled or frozen. We continually look at ways of evolving our products and introducing new dishes to ensure patients have ample choice during their hospital stay.
“We have had a busy few months and are proud of the new products we have developed and introduced to the sector. From our Crown Choice finger food range, which we created to help better care for patients who struggle to use cutlery, particularly those with dementia, to our most recent launch of our reduced-sugar desserts as part of our individual frozen range, Crown Advantage.
“But it doesn’t stop there as we have a number of exciting projects we are working on which we will be able to say more about in the coming months.”