Flexeserve celebrates 'greatest achievement to date '
Flexeserve, a company making ground-breaking developments in hot-holding technology, has received royal recognition with a Queen 's Award for Innovation.
The food-to-go hot-holding expert has been honoured with a Queen 's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2022.
Flexeserve, a brand of The Alan Nuttall Partnership, is a patron of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce and its Transatlantic Chamber division.
Hailed by CEO, Jamie Joyce as “Flexeserve 's greatest achievement to date ”, the award will be marked with a reception hosted by HRH The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on 12 July.
Recognising and celebrating business excellence across the UK, the Queen 's Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK businesses. They were first awarded in 1966 - the same year Alan Nuttall founded his business - with Her Majesty the Queen personally approving the winners.
The business, then known as 'Alan Nuttall Ltd - Fresh Food Solutions ', won an award for innovation in 2005, and now the revolutionary Flexeserve Zone has achieved this incredible accolade.
Jamie Joyce (pictured) said: “Winning this national award, recognised around the world, is overwhelming - it 's a dream come true for the business.
“This award is won by every single Partner in the Flexeserve team, as well as our wider Partnership and customers. This has been made possible by the belief of all these groups of people in our flagship product, Flexeserve Zone. ”
The patented Flexeserve Zone unit creates a consistent air temperature throughout each shelf, which can be individually controlled. This unlocks new opportunities for major operators to expand product ranges, achieve unrivalled hold times and reduce food waste, whilst maintaining excellent food quality - for the best possible customer experience.
The unit can be found in a range of foodservice operators - large and small - in the UK and globally, including Pret A Manger, Greggs, M&S, Sainsburys, Circle K and Amazon Go - to name a few.
Jamie added: “What our customers have achieved with Flexeserve Zone is central to us receiving this award. You can only see the full value of an innovation when it is put into practice, and its potential is realised. ”