Brothers Will and John Walne from the Striped Pig Company are taking their Garstang-based outside catering outfit “inside” in a move to not only help serve the local community but also, to help lab staff at the Royal Preston Hospital, whose job it is to diagnose coronavirus in patients from across the county and South Cumbria.
Will and John launched The Striped Pig Company seven years ago and have grown it to become one das maiores roupas de assar porco do Reino Unido. Normalmente, eles teriam um diário completo de reuniões de corrida, festivais, eventos corporativos e casamentos para atender, mas a pandemia covid-19 significa que suas planilhas estão em branco por enquanto. Um menu de refeição pronta que as pessoas em si mesmas podem pedir. A equipe da empresa entregará a comida gratuitamente se em um raio de cinco quilômetros ou por uma pequena carga mais longe. Will, cuja esposa, enfermeira Liz, acaba de trocar para a unidade de cuidados intensivos do Royal Preston de seu trabalho habitual, ajudando a recuperar pacientes com câncer no Rosemere Cancer Center, que compartilha o local do hospital: disse: “Nosso objetivo é ajudar a fornecer o maior número possível de pessoas isoladas. Suas instalações para coletar ou comprar alimentos. sintomas ou porque tinham mais de 70 anos. O feedback que recebemos foi tão positivo que nos fez decidir estender o serviço a toda a comunidade. ”
The brothers have therefore taken several f their most popular dishes ranging from traditional Old Spot hog roast, Thai style chicken, brisket of beef, fish pie and even vegetarian speciality dishes such as red lentil chilli and put them into a ready meal menu that people in self isolation can order. The company’s team will then deliver the food for free if in a five-mile radius or for a small charge further afield.
For every meal pack of five ordered, they will be donating a meal to Pathology Laboratory staff. Will whose wife, nurse Liz, has just swapped to the Royal Preston’s Critical Care Unit from her usual job helping recovering cancer patients at Rosemere Cancer Centre, which shares the hospital site: said: “Our aim is to help provide as many isolated people as possible with fantastic easy to heat ready meals, safeguard jobs and alongside, help keep the staff in Pathology well fed and full of energy!”
“Whilst at work, these guys are unable to leave their facility to collect or buy food. We hope our meals will fuel the incredible team diagnosing coronavirus in our region. We are closely connected to the hospital through my wife Liz and other Striped Pig Company staff, who have family members on the NHS’ frontline.”
Will added: “The idea for ready meals only came about when we decided to help people we knew personally, who were self-isolating either because they suspected they had coronavirus symptoms or because they were over the age of 70. The feedback we received was so positive it made us decide to extend the service to the whole community.”
As refeições podem ser encomendadas através da página do Facebook da empresa de porcos listrados. Todas as refeições são servidas como porções individuais generosas. A empresa possui uma classificação de higiene de cinco estrelas e usa apenas ingredientes frescos e produzidos localmente. Há uma ordem mínima de entrega de oito milhas - então uma refeição no Laboratório do Path para cada pedido - com um desconto de 10% para aqueles com 70 anos ou mais e para pedidos de mais de 20 refeições. Dessa forma, é ótimo e tenho certeza de que a equipe ficará humilhada, mas encantada por estar no fim de um gesto de apoio tão gentil. ”
Paula Wilson, Head of Charities and Fundraising for LTHTR, said: “We’re extremely grateful to The Striped Pig Company for offering to feed our Path Lab team. It does fantastic work, usually quietly in the background, so to have it recognised and singled out in this way is great and I am sure the team will be both humbled yet delighted to be on the receiving end of such a kind gesture of support.”
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides district general hospital services to a local community of 390,000 and specialist services to 1.5m across Lancashire and South Cumbria. For enquiries about its charity, contact [email protected] or call 01772 528500.
