Chef James Sharman, hospitality recruiter Craig Allen and commercial business consultant Jane Holland founded Boxed Off. The mise en place service is seen as an ‘innovative solution’ to the growing shortage of chefs in the UK.

It enables restaurants to outsource their entire mise en place based on individual recipes to free up kitchen time and reduce costs.

Boxed Off offers same-day deliveries to restaurants across the country. By liberating chefs from time-consuming tasks it allows them to dedicate more time to creating new dishes and improving the guest experience. 

Sharman said: “While the industry is trying to make inroads to attract and retain more talent into hospitality careers, we believe it is time for businesses to consider new solutions and rethink the model of how a restaurant is run.

“That way they can deal with the staff shortage and also reduce costs and compete in a tough economy where restaurants are closing down at a rapid rate. That’s what Boxed Off delivers.

“We hope that our service will also reduce chefs’ working hours, improve rotas, reduce the reliance on costly and sometime unreliable temporary staff and help to maximise quality and profits. These changes will ultimately create a more favourable environment to work and hopefully make becoming a chef seem more appealing again.”

To find out more or to book a trial order, visit: http://www.getboxedoff.com/