Experts in education catering
Feeding our future
As one of the UK's leading education catering companies, we believe school meals should be the highlight of a child's day. Our approach to education catering focuses on meals that balance nutrition and great taste, helping children stay healthy, happy and eager to learn.
Fuelling better education
We know that a happy, full belly means a focused mind. Our education catering services ensure each school meal is packed with all the essential nutrients kids need, without ever compromising on flavour.
Our Nurture meal range offers a variety of tasty, balanced meals that support children's growth and development, using fresh ingredients and recipes that tick all the boxes for government school food standards.
Quality you can trust
Food safety and quality sit behind everything we do. We're dedicated to ensuring every meal we create meets the highest safety standards, so schools, parents and pupils can have complete confidence in the food we provide.
Our sites are BRC certified, and our quality assurance processes run through every stage of the journey, from supplier checks and kitchen handling to final preparation, helping us consistently meet the rigorous standards school catering demands.
Allergen-aware school menus
No pupil should miss out at lunchtime. Every dish on our main menu has an allergy-aware counterpart ready to go. If tomato pasta is on the menu, we’ll be sure there’s an allergen-free version ready to go too.
Twelve of our 15 Nurture meals avoid all major EU-listed allergens, and the full range is gluten-free. Each one is prepared in BRC-accredited facilities, individually packaged to guard against cross-contamination, and labelled in line with Natasha's Law.
Big on variety
Our flexible menu keeps things fresh, offering plenty of variety to create something new every day for three weeks. From plant-forward dishes to comforting classics, our approach to education catering ensures meal ranges are adaptable, inclusive and designed so every child can find a dish they love.
Want to find out how our freshly prepared lunches are supporting pupils' health, development, and love of good food? Find out more below.
Packed with vitality
Our school meals are freshly steam-cooked in minutes before they are served using patented technology. This gentle method of cooking means that food retains its colour, texture, and essential vitamin content, some of which can be lost through other conventional cooking methods.
Meeting the school standards
As part of our education catering offer, all our meals are designed to meet government school food standards. Some of the key nutritional targets include:
- One or more servings of veggies or salad every day.
- A wholegrain option of starchy food each week.
- A portion of meat, fish, eggs, or beans every day.
- For vegetarians, a non-dairy protein three or more times a week.
Taste-tested by pupils
Pupils can be the toughest food critics. That's why we get them (and their parents) involved in the tasting process. Their feedback is invaluable in helping us cook up menus that guarantee clean plates all around.
Hassle-free education catering
Great-tasting school food should be as practical for teams to deliver as it is enjoyable for pupils to eat. We’ve shaped our education catering offering around the realities of busy school days.
From day-to-day service to long-term planning, our approach delivers real, practical benefits for schools, including:
- Less kitchen food waste thanks to cook-to-serve preparation
- Reduced kitchen labour and less pressure at peak times
- Consistent quality across menus and sites
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Have we piqued your appetite?
If you're searching for collaborative education catering companies, we'd love to discuss how our approach to school meals can help you save time, labour and minimise waste.