What We Do

As a company of passionate foodies, our catering management team’s drive for excellence makes us the expert food service providers for schools.

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

We have a responsibility to support our primary schools by encouraging children to make healthy food choices. Our school catering company offer 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. 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.

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 providing menus full of nutritious food from world-ranging cuisines, we also cater a variety of vegan and vegetarian options.

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