Cuisine Centre Launches Spring

Compass One’s Cuisine Centre is launching new Spring/Summer menus, bringing a range of new dishes to thousands across the UK.

The Cuisine Centre produces 16 million meals annually, including Steamplicity - which is steam cooked from fresh; Esteem - a premium, single-portion fine-dining catering system, featuring dishes designed to provide an à la carte experience; and Moreish - a high-quality, frozen multi-portion meal solution.

A total of 22 new dishes have been developed for Spring/Summer 2026, to cater for the needs and tastes of everyone from hospital patients, to staff and visitor restaurants in various workplace settings. The quantity of new dishes can support clients, especially in healthcare, to combat menu fatigue by introducing new flavours and formats.

Created by development Chefs and Nutritionists, menu highlights include the Mediterranean Vegetable and Lentil Pasta for Steamplicity; Lemon and Herb Chicken with Hasselback Potatoes for Esteem; and Smoked Haddock and Mozzarella Fish Cakes for Moreish, along with popular dishes such as Chicken in Black Bean Sauce, Chicken Makhani and Salmon and Potato Bake.

With patient satisfaction data demonstrating that comfort food, such as pasta, is well received by both patients and visitors to healthcare settings, the new menus also include a variety of lighter pasta options with European and Mediterranean flavours that are perfect for the warmer months.

Available from late April, the menus have all been created to offer a diverse range of nutritious meals using quality ingredients.

The Steamplicity, Esteem and Moreish ranges are innovative catering solutions, which have been specially designed to deliver high-quality, nutritious, and convenient dining options, offering consistency and flexibility to whatever setting they are served.

Over 50 of the main dishes across all the healthcare and workplace ranges are vegetarian or vegan – including new launches such as Vegan Koftas with Roasted Vegetables.

Kate Edgecombe, Head of New Product Development at Cuisine Centre said: “We’re always reviewing our recipes and menus to ensure our choices support the unique requirements of our clients. We know how important keeping our menus fresh and exciting is and offer new concepts based on feedback.

“We’re especially proud to be launching over 20 new dishes for the season. This is an incredible achievement from our hardworking team - we can’t wait to see them on menus nationwide.”

All the patient dining meals meet the nutrition criteria in the British Dietetic Association’s Nutrition and Hydration Digest, which sets industry standards.

The Cuisine Centre, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, provides delicious, prepared meal solutions to customers across sectors such as healthcare, education, workplaces and the wider hospitality industry. They are accredited by the Brand Reputation Compliance Global Standards, achieving an AA rating and demonstrating the highest levels of food safety, hygiene and process control. The Cuisine Centre has also achieved the Soil Association’s Green Kitchen Standard, recognising best practice in managing energy, water and waste, and demonstrates leadership in everyday operational efficiency.