A school food
revolution
At AiP, we’re about getting tastebuds tingling with tasty, healthy,
and locally sourced school meals
A school food revolution
At AiP, we’re about getting tastebuds tingling with tasty, healthy, and locally sourced school meals
A fresh food ethos dedicated
to schools
Our local teams, top chefs, and expert nutritionists focus on improving student wellbeing with flavourful dishes. It’s about doing business in the communities we know and understanding the challenges headteachers face daily when it comes to school catering in London. With founding principles built on quality and trust, as one of the leading education catering companies in the UK. Partner with us today and discover how we can offer a bespoke solutions to suit your needs.
Food to make students smile
Founded over 20 years ago and operating in over 400 educational institutions, we’re the experts in school catering. Our local-first approach delivers innovative menus full of tried and tested recipes that support pupil happiness and wellbeing.
Food Smart
Built for primary school pupils, Food Smart is about having fun with food, investing in dining spaces, and offering engaging menus.
Kitcheneers
Retail-focused, our secondary school offering is a fresh approach to health and wellbeing with our health by stealth programme.
The Forum
Food Smart
Built for primary school pupils, Food Smart is about having fun with food, investing in dining spaces, and offering engaging menus.
The Kitcheneers
The Forum
Delivered in with Community Kitchen
Our straightforward ordering system and logistical expertise mean dinners cooked from scratch by chefs passionate about providing nutritious, mouth-watering meals. Learn how we can simplify your school operations to make services run efficiently.
Local. Healthy.
Sustainable.
Awards and accreditations
We’re proud to hold many awards and accreditations that speak to our high standards for safety and sustainability, establishing our place among the best school catering companies in the UK.
Latest INSIGHTS
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Fueling Young Minds: How School Meals Impact Pupils Mental Wellbeing
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Tips for fostering a good food culture in school
Schools play a vital role in shaping lifelong habits, especially when it comes to healthy eating....
Driving Sustainability in School Catering: The Importance of Reducing Food Waste
By minimising food waste, schools can significantly reduce their carbon footprint, save money, and...
Promoting diversity through school lunch menus – Bringing pupils together
Embracing diversity in school lunch menus is a powerful way to unite students. Offering a range of...
Leading school & education catering company in the UK
As THE specialist education catering company, here at AiP, we offer contract catering services for schools that deliver a huge range of services focussed on producing fresh and delicious food. Providing 75,000 meals per day across over 400 institutions in the education sector, we bring lunchtime to life with innovative menus that serve tasty, locally sourced, balanced school meals.
What We Do
As a company of passionate foodies, our catering management team’s drive for excellence makes us expert school meal providers in the UK.
Our years of experience, good customer service, and love of food make school lunches something that students and staff can look forward to. Our chef-trained Account Managers fully support every school and academy we work with.
Primary school catering
As school caterers, we have a responsibility to support our primary schools by encouraging children to make healthy food choices. Our school catering services in London is all about promoting a well-balanced diet whilst encouraging the kids to try new things and have fun with food.
Our aim with Food Smart is to deliver freshly prepared primary school meals that exceed nutritional standards and are prepared by a dedicated catering team in a welcoming, home-from-home environment.
We only use local, fresh ingredients, across our primary school menus, including meat sourced from British farms, in-season vegetables, and free-range eggs.
Secondary schools catering
As an education catering company, we understand secondary school pupils’ ever-changing needs and wants. Inspired by chats with staff and students, we developed The Kitcheneers to make good food in schools simple. So it’s goodbye overly processed, pre-prepared, pre-packaged, one-menu-fits-all meals. And it’s hello fresh, fast, easy and inspiring. Hello crowd-pleasers with healthy twists. Hello easy customization, endless variety and simple allergen control. And hello menus designed together so everyone can enjoy. We’re ambitious about nurturing through food, improving kids’ wellbeing and their futures, and making healthy feel fun, tasty and easy for all.
Always on the lookout for something new and exciting, our development chefs constantly refresh our food concepts with bold new flavors that keep young people engaged. Therefore as dedicated school cafeteria food suppliers, we maintain a healthy eating approach and offer Food for life mark menus.
The Kitcheneers brand offers students an adult eating environment where they can be given the flexibility to choose the food options that suits their busy day at school best.
6th form catering
The Forum is our answer to sixth-form students’ love of all things café culture and street food. As a school catering company, we created a different food court type offer, especially for them.
Under the Forum brand, we offer fresh bean-to-cup premium coffee and deli grab-and-go items. Hot main meals are always available, alongside lighter bites such as an omelette bar and sweet and savoury crepes.
There’s also the option to experiment with world flavours. The Forum can offer street food inspired sushi, noodle, and burrito bars.
Our sustainability journey
We promise to provide sustainable catering wherever we can. Currently, we’re working towards having all operations carbon neutral by 2025. We use local suppliers, wonky veg and digital pre-order technology to reduce food waste and rotate our menus seasonally to make the most of the UK’s best produce, allowing us to maintain our role as a sustainable school food company.
We’re committed to providing social value
We’re committed to making a difference and giving back to our communities. That means employing local people and educating pupils on sustainable food and diets. Throughout the academic year, we provide chef-delivered workshops that include pizza-making, bread-making and sugar swap classes.
How to select a caterer for schools?
We believe we’re the right choice for your school. As a company committed to sustainable catering and providing menus full of nutritious food from world-ranging cuisines, we also cater a variety of vegan and vegetarian options.
As a leading food service management company for schools, we also recognise a growing need for support around rising allergy and dietary requirements. All our recipes take into account careful consideration of allergies and food intolerances, reassuring both schools and parents of the extra steps taken to keep pupils safe.