Compliance and efficiencies ‘significantly improved’ at Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn

In a busy hospital catering environment, food safety, traceability and patient service are critical. At The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, the catering team manages high volumes of daily food production, with strict compliance requirements across delivery, preparation and service.

Before introducing Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0, the team relied heavily on paper-based records. This created challenges around incomplete documentation, damaged paperwork, manual checks and limited real-time visibility of fridge and freezer performance.

 

Following implementation of the Kelsius system, the hospital moved to digital food safety records, automated temperature monitoring and real-time reporting. Staff now complete checks using tablets and probes, while supervisors have instant visibility of completed and outstanding tasks.

The result is a more efficient, transparent and audit-ready approach to food safety. The team has reduced paperwork, improved accountability, strengthened compliance, and gained better insight into food waste and menu planning.

With Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn has created a simpler, smarter and more reliable way to manage food safety, supporting both operational performance and patient service.

 

 

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Kelsius protects over 90 pharmacy fridges and freezers at St Vincent’s University Hospital

St. Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH), one of Ireland’s leading academic teaching hospitals, needed a reliable way to continuously monitor more than 90 medication fridges across its campus, including out of hours and at weekends. 

With the Kelsius remote, wireless and paperless temperature monitoring system, SVUH now has 24-hour visibility of fridges, freezers and incubators containing medication, with real-time alerts, corrective action records and reporting available through the Kelsius portal.

 

 

The system has helped SVUH respond quickly to temperature deviations, identify trends such as doors left ajar, and strengthen medication storage compliance across the hospital. Over one three-month period, the potential maximum financial saving from avoided stock loss was approximately €120,000.

Read the full case study to see how SVUH improved hospital-wide temperature monitoring with Kelsius.

 

 

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Hours saved daily, instant traceability – just some of the benefits The Beaumont Mayfair enjoys using Kelsius

Operating at five-star standards leaves no room for compromise, especially when it comes to food safety. At The Beaumont Mayfair, a luxury London hotel with multiple kitchens, dining areas, and service environments, maintaining compliance across departments was becoming increasingly complex.

The Challenge

Before introducing Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0, the team relied heavily on paper-based processes. This created unnecessary administration, limited real-time visibility, and introduced risk around record accuracy, particularly during busy service periods. In an environment where rapid access to accurate data is critical, this approach left gaps in traceability and audit readiness.

 

 

Following implementation of the Kelsius system, the impact was immediate.

Digital workflows replaced manual checks, allowing kitchen teams to complete tasks quickly and consistently using probes and tablets. Management gained instant oversight across more than 20 refrigeration units, with automated monitoring and alerts helping prevent stock loss and reduce risk. Reporting, once time-consuming, is now accessible in seconds, supporting daily operations and audit preparation.

Hours saved daily, instant traceability

The hotel estimates a time saving of two to three hours per day, driven by faster checks, automated monitoring, and streamlined reporting. Beyond efficiency, the shift to tamper-proof digital records has strengthened due diligence and eliminated the risk of falsified entries.

Crucially, the system provides instant traceability across all operations, from goods-in to cooking compliance, while remaining flexible enough to match the hotel’s HACCP requirements.

Today, Kelsius is embedded across the Beaumont’s kitchens, pastry, private dining, and bar operations. The result is a more controlled, consistent, and confident approach to food safety, one that meets the expectations of a five-star environment while freeing up valuable time for staff to focus on service.

 

 

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Dubai-based FITT Meals trusts Kelsius to protect their food and their business

Meal prep company FITT Meals is responsible for creating, preparing and delivering hundreds of thousands of meals in the UAE. They use Kelsius systems throughout their production processes to protect their food and their business.

Established in 2019, the FITT Meals business was started by Founded and CEO Eoin Cantwell. The aim of the company is to help health-conscious customers with busy lifestyles to save time but not sacrifice nutrition when it comes to mealtimes. FITT Meals shops, prepares, cooks, chills and delivers delicious and nutritionally balanced meals direct to over 500,000 customers throughout the UAE.

 

With affordable meal plans that provide maximum nutritional value and food quality, FITT Meals needed a temperature monitoring system that removed the need for paperwork and automated monitoring for improved efficiencies. As a company that strives to innovate and to be the best at what it does, they chose Kelsius to give them the confidence that they had an automated temperature monitoring system in place that they could rely on.

FITT Meals has recently opened a new warehouse and purpose-built facility to cater for their growing demand. With a now significantly larger operation, FITT Meals trusts Kelsius to monitor all the fresh food that passes through every stage of the production process including delivery, storage and food preparation.

Founder and CEO of FITT Meals, Eoin Cantwell said, “Moving into our new facility, there always needs to be investments upfront. One of the smartest ones we’ve made is with Kelsius, which literally ensures our food safety and ensures that our temperatures are all on check. It’s all done remotely, and everything is absolutely guaranteed for us. It’s a huge comfort knowing that we have a company like Kelsius behind us, keeping our compliance and our products up to date.”

Watch the video to learn more about how FITT Meals management trusts Kelsius.

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Keith Grant Master Butchers uses the Kelsius system to simplify food safety checks and ensure temperature compliance

Keith Grant is the owner of Keith Grant Master Butchers, an award-winning butcher shop known for high quality meat products and traditional craft butchery.

In his butcher shop, Keith replaced manual temperature checks with the Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0 system, which provides a simple and reliable digital workflow that helps ensure food safety checks are completed and Environmental Health Officer requirements are met.

 

WATCH – KEITH GRANT TALKS ABOUT
THE BENEFITS OF USING THE KELSIUS SYSTEM

Describing how the Kelsius system has helped his business, Keith said, “Before we got Kelsius in, we just had paper trails. It was a nightmare. When we lost power overnight, we ended up losing an awful lot of stock. Kelsius has saved that from happening ever again…It’s absolutely transformed our business. It’s saved me tonnes of money!”

Staff no longer need to record temperatures manually throughout the day. Fridge and freezer temperatures are monitored continuously and all readings are automatically recorded within the system.

Digital records can be accessed at any time and compliance reports can be generated quickly when required. This helps the business demonstrate food safety procedures during inspections.

Real-time alerts also provide an additional safeguard. If a fridge or freezer temperature moves outside the correct range, the Kelsius system sends an alert so staff can respond quickly and take action.

The result is less time spent on paperwork, clear records for compliance, and reassurance that temperatures are being monitored at all times.

 

 

Ardingly College uses FoodCheck 2.0 from Kelsius: “…alerts help protect us from costly stock losses…it gives us real peace of mind…”

Ardingly College is a leading independent school in West Sussex, providing education and pastoral care for a large pupil community. The College operates a high-volume catering operation delivering daily meals for pupils alongside front-of-house hospitality for events, summer programmes, and visitors. Food safety, due diligence, and consistency are central to the catering team’s responsibilities.

The Challenge

Food safety management at Ardingly College previously relied on paper-based HACCP systems. This created a significant administrative burden, with multiple folders and binders requiring constant updating.

Paperwork frequently became damaged or incomplete in kitchen environments, and missing sheets caused frustration during inspections. Paper processes also created risk around record integrity during busy service periods, with limited assurance that checks were completed correctly and at the right time.

In addition, refrigeration failures during weekends or holiday closures had previously resulted in significant stock losses before issues were identified. The College required a more reliable, audit-ready system that reduced risk, saved time, and strengthened due diligence.

The Solution

Ardingly College looked to Kelsius’ FoodCheck 2.0 solution to reduce the administrative workload and paperwork, improve compliance and inspective preparation, and reduce time spent on food safety procedures and manual checks.

Results

Results achieved using FoodCheck 2.0 included:

  • Around two hours saved per day.
  • Paper records eliminated.
  • Reduced reliance on manual checks with 24/7 automated fridge and freezer monitoring.
  • Stock loss prevented thanks to early alerts.
  • Weekly compliance reporting consolidated into a single digital summary.
  • Improved EHO confidence.

Kelsius has become a core part of daily operations at Ardingly College, delivering stronger audit readiness, improved accountability, reduced waste risk, and greater confidence that food safety standards are being upheld consistently across the catering operation.

 

 

With Kelsius, Conference Aston & Wilson Vale transform food safety culture and go fully digital

Conference Aston is Birmingham’s only residential conference centre, located on the Aston University campus. The venue operates a single kitchen serving hotel guests, delegates and private events. With a focus on delivering high-quality, safe catering experiences, Conference Aston combines hospitality excellence with modern operational management.

Managing food safety across a large hospitality venue with a single kitchen was becoming increasingly complex. Conference Aston relied on paper-based HACCP records, which could be time-consuming, inconsistent and prone to human error or falsification. Chefs used to spend hours photocopying and filing paperwork.

Audits could be slow with record-keeping traceability time-consuming to trace when issues arose. The leadership recognised the need for a modern, digital solution to standardise checks, ensure accuracy, and provide instant access to compliance data across all catering operations.

With the introduction of FoodCheck 2.0 from Kelsius, the Executive Head Chef has been able to tailor the system’s tasks and workflows to match existing operations, adding checks for deliveries, cleaning, and equipment monitoring. The platform’s flexibility allows new tasks, users and schedules to be added instantly, ensuring the system always reflects current operational needs.

Conference Aston and Wilson Vale have transformed their food safety culture by moving from paper to a fully digital, automated process. The team now saves five hours each week, operates more sustainably, and has complete confidence in compliance and traceability. The Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0 system has become integral to daily operations, helping Conference Aston deliver the highest standards of food safety, quality and guest assurance.

 

 

Eastern Education Group Transforms Food Safety Across Seven Schools

Managing food safety across multiple school sites is no small task – especially when each kitchen serves pupils with special educational needs, where safety, consistency, and compliance are paramount.

For Eastern Education Group, which operates seven schools across Suffolk and Norfolk, paper-based food safety records were slowing things down. Staff spent valuable time completing manual checks, and managers were driving between schools just to collect paperwork. Weekly audits were time-consuming, and paper records left room for human error or even falsification.

Moving from Paper to Digital Confidence

In 2023, EEG SEND introduced the Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0 digital food safety system across its in-house catering kitchens. The rollout was carefully planned around school schedules, allowing staff to learn the system with minimal disruption. Training was simple and quick – most users preferred it to the old paper methods within days.

Today, audits that once took hours are done remotely in minutes. Management receive automated weekly reports, saving around three to four hours per week, while school catering teams save 30-40 minutes a day on checks.

Measurable Results

  • Instant oversight across multiple schools
  • Paper falsification eliminated – all records timestamped
  • £300–£400 in stock saved through early freezer alerts
  • EHOs impressed by transparency and ease of digital audits
  • Sustainability gains through reduced paper and ink use

Protecting Pupils and Preventing Waste

For SEND pupils, safeguarding extends to every part of the day including mealtimes. Accurate, digital food safety records give EEG SEND leadership confidence that standards are upheld across every kitchen, every day. When equipment fails, automatic alerts prevent costly food waste and protect supply continuity.

SEND Catering Manager Sarah Stannard commented, “It’s more trustworthy because the information can’t be falsified, it must be done on the day. I can now audit weekly without travelling between sites, saving hours each week. We’ve even saved hundreds of pounds in stock when freezers failed, thanks to instant alerts. I wouldn’t go back to paper.”

A Smarter, Safer, More Sustainable Future

Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0 has become integral to EEG SEND’s catering operations – helping staff work smarter, protecting pupils, and giving managers complete peace of mind.

By going digital, EEG SEND has improved efficiency, compliance, and sustainability – proving that technology and care can go hand in hand in education catering.

 

Pineapple Events: Putting Food Safety First Across the UK’s Top Attractions

Pineapple Events operates food units inside some of the UK’s busiest attractions, including Thorpe Park, Alton Towers, Madame Tussauds, and Brighton Pier. With diverse menus across multiple sites and a seasonal workforce, ensuring food safety and compliance has always been a priority.

Moving Beyond Paperwork

Before introducing Kelsius FoodCheck 2.0, managers and staff relied on paper-based checks. These were time-consuming, prone to human error, and, as Natalie, Operations Manager at Pineapple Events, explained:

“Paper records are always open to mistakes, and in many businesses, they can be falsified. With Kelsius, everything is timestamped, checks can’t be backdated, and my teams are more engaged because the system is tailored to them. I wouldn’t want to go back to paper.”

For Natalie, the ability to configure checklists to each unit’s specific needs has been a game-changer. Hot food outlets, dessert stands, and fryers all require different checks. With Kelsius, she ensures each tablet is tailored, removing irrelevant “noise” that can disengage staff and simplifying daily routines.

Making Food Safety Simple for Staff

Raj, who manages a unit at Thorpe Park, described the difference the system has made on the ground:

“Using Kelsius is very easy compared to paper. On paper, staff forget and there are no reminders, but with the tablet you get notifications every two hours. It tells us exactly what to do, so even in busy times we don’t miss checks.”

The reminders and user-friendly interface mean staff can stay focused on serving customers, while food safety standards remain consistent.

Real Benefits

Since adopting Kelsius, Pineapple Events has:
• Saved 3 staff hours per day across outlets at Thorpe Park.
• Reduced management audit time by 4 hours per week.
• Improved staff engagement with unit-specific, relevant checklists.
• Gained greater confidence with timestamped, fraud-proof records.

A Commitment to Safety

For Pineapple Events, Kelsius isn’t just about passing inspections. It’s about protecting guests and making compliance simpler for their teams. As Natalie put it:

“First and foremost, food safety is there to prevent someone from getting ill. Anything we can do to protect our customers; we have a responsibility to do. For me, the only way to achieve that consistently is with technology.”

 

One Stop Leamington Spa uses the Kelsius system to save staff time and get peace of mind

Sunder Sandher is the Business Owner at the One Stop convenience store in Leamington Spa.

In his One Stop store, Sunder replaced manual temperature checks with the Kelsius system that provides a simple, reliable digital workflow that keeps Environmental Health Officer requirements on track.

 

WATCH – SUNDER SANDHER TALKS ABOUT
THE BENEFITS USING THE KELSIUS SYSTEM

 

Staff no longer worry about remembering to record every reading because probe temperatures from bake-off are captured instantly in the system, which the team loves. Weekly compliance reports are ready to share at inspection time and helped the business demonstrate top-tier hygiene standards with confidence.

Real-time alerts have also delivered practical wins. Watch as Sunder explains how, during a spell of exceptionally hot weather, the Kelsius system flagged a chiller running warm, prompting a quick fix that brought temperatures back within range and avoided the risk to stock. The result is time saved for staff, clear legal confidence on temperatures, and genuine peace of mind for the Sunder and staff.