Manufacturer receives second Queen 's Award
Hot-holding manufacturer Flexeserve, received its second Queen 's Award for Enterprise: Innovation for its flagship heated display, Flexeserve Zone, which transforms how people consume hot food around the world.
The presentation of the Queen 's Award was marked with a reception and formal ceremony attended by Guest of Honour, Michael Kapur Esq OBE, His Majesty 's Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire, at Flexeserve 's global headquarters in Hinckley, Leicestershire, UK.
Last year, Flexeserve 's Global CEO, Jamie Joyce visited Buckingham Palace with fellow Queen 's Award winners, where he was received by HRH The Princess Royal and the now monarch, HRH King Charles III.
The ceremony saw the award presented by Mr Kapur and the Grant of Appointment read by his Deputy Lieutenant, Eileen Perry MBE. Flexeserve was one of seven East Midlands recipients of the Queen 's Award for Enterprise: Innovation.
Guests were invited to Flexeserve 's Foodservice Innovation Centre for a toast by technical director, Mick Steele, who first identified convection as the optimum method for maintaining food temperature and quality.
Jamie Joyce said: “I 'm incredibly grateful to and proud of all our Partners and overjoyed that we could join together today to receive and celebrate this award.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire for kindly presenting us with the Queen 's Award for Enterprise: Innovation on behalf of His Majesty, King Charles. It is a great honour for us to receive the most prestigious accolade for UK businesses again, and we are incredibly proud to be recognised for continuing to advance within our industry.
“Our pathway to get to this point has been a long but incredibly exciting one. Our first Queen 's Award for Innovation for the TurboServe in 2005 set us on a revolutionary journey. Eleven years since we developed our groundbreaking hot air recirculation technology in Flexeserve Zone, this innovation has led us not only to create a brand, but to build a focused business that has grown beyond our wildest dreams.
“However, a sad part of today for me personally, and for the entire business, is that our Founder Alan Nuttall is not here to join us. I know he is here in spirit and would be immensely proud of what we have achieved together. ”
Used by major global operators, the industry-leading Flexeserve Zone is the only heated display that uses hot air convection to accurately deliver different temperatures on each shelf. This revolutionary technology enables foodservice operators to hot-hold a wide variety of food-to-go products.
In the spirit of innovation, the presentation of the Queen 's Award also coincided with the official opening of Flexeserve 's new, state-of-the-art production lines. This will allow Flexeserve to continue to lead the industry, using the latest manufacturing processes to meet global demand for its revolutionary foodservice equipment.
The business is also set to enter a new arena and change the game once again, with the launch of its advanced cloud-based service. Connect will enable operators to maximise the benefits of true hot-holding at every location, with visibility and remote control of their entire estate.