Celebrating our King's Coronation competition winners

UK care homes commemorate King's Coronation with memory garden roses

his month, 15 care homes across the UK received celebratory rose plants for their gardens, thanks to a bespoke competition, from Premier Foods in partnership with Brakes.
In the lead up to the King’s Coronation, we launched an inspirational dessert-trolley recipe guide for the celebrations, with a free prize draw to win memory roses to mark the occasion. The guide, aimed at helping to take the pressure off care home chefs’ shoulders, contained new ideas to elevate classic vintage desserts. To enter the competition, care home chefs had to simply register their details when making their product orders on the Brakes website.

Fifteen care homes were selected at random to win celebratory rose plants to inspire the creation of a memory garden for residents.

Sarah Robb, foodservice marketing manager, Premier Foods Foodservice said: “The King’s Coronation was such a historical event, we wanted to help care home chefs create something really special.  As home to some of the nation’s best loved dessert brands, it was the perfect opportunity to inspire chefs with ideas and simple swaps that could be used not only for the celebrations, but throughout the year. We’ve had some fantastic feedback from the care homes and the winners of the prize draw are delighted with their prizes.  The roses are a wonderful reminder of a very special event, that can be enjoyed by both staff and residents.”

Cathy Amos, Head of Customer Marketing, Brakes told us: “We were delighted to run this special promotion for our customers; the recipe booklet was a fantastic resource that really added value to care home chefs and the roses are being enjoyed by residents across the country.”

The winning care homes were thrilled to be selected and have shared their appreciation for Premier Foods products and what the roses mean to them:

Tracy Norbury, Home Manager, Hollins Park Care Home said: “We were really pleased to win the roses and they will become a fixture in our sensory/remembrance garden. Spending time outside makes a massive difference to our residents’ well-being and having these plants will help us to contribute to our home’s gardening project.”

Hollins Park Care Home are very familiar with using Premier Foods dessert products and value the brand’s rich heritage and extensive knowledge of British desserts.

Rick Oakes, head chef, Hollins Park Care Home said: “Premier Foods dessert products helps us to deliver much-loved desserts. Our residents love it when we get creative with the various mousses, custards, and jellies to create different combinations. Food is often a subject talked about here at Hollins Park Care Home as it can provide so much enjoyment, especially for those with a sweet tooth.”

Heidi Macaulay, Clerical Assistant, Lochbroom House added: ““We were delighted to win the two lovely rose bushes. As most of our residents have dementia they always love to go out into the garden when possible, and nothing cheers people up more than a beautiful flower.”

Sam Smith, Front of House, Ryeview Manor Care Home commented: “The roses will be planted in our central courtyard to be enjoyed by both residents and their relatives. We look forward to seeing beautiful pink roses and enjoying the smell of roses on a beautiful summer’s day.”