School Catering in Bristol
School Catering in Bristol
At Aip, we specialise in providing bespoke, digital, sustainable and high-quality catering solutions to schools throughout Bristol.
Nutrition and Safety Standards Assured
Whether it’s on-site or off-site catering, our menu options are curated to meet the diverse needs of students while prioritising their health and safety. We work in collaboration with our food development team, alongside leading nutritionists and top chefs to provide meals for children that are safe, inclusive, healthy and meet high nutritional standards.
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
Sustainability initiatives
We recognise the importance of sustainable practices in everything we do. From minimising food waste to reducing our carbon footprint, we are dedicated to making a positive impact on the planet while promoting healthy eating habits among children from a young age. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in every aspect of our supply chain including utilising digital pre-ordering and waste-tracking systems to utilising locally, seasonally and ethically sourced produce to prepare our menu items.
Sustainability initiatives
We recognise the importance of sustainable practices in everything we do. From minimising food waste to reducing our carbon footprint, we are dedicated to making a positive impact on the planet while promoting healthy eating habits among children from a young age. Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in every aspect of our supply chain including utilising digital pre-ordering and waste-tracking systems to utilising locally, seasonally and ethically sourced produce to prepare our menu items.
Allergen management
We understand the importance of allergen management in ensuring a safe dining experience for all pupils. That’s why we have implemented a stringent allergen management policy that includes offering allergen-free menu options and utilising the School Food United platform for easy allergen tracking and ordering. Our team works closely with schools in Bristol to identify students with dietary restrictions, ensuring that meals are prepared, stored and labelled separately with different utensils if required.
Food safety and nutritional standards
We exceed Government School Food Standards and comply with all food safety regulations to guarantee the safety of every school meal we serve. Our chefs undergo training with the British Nutrition Foundation to ensure that our menu options are not only nutritious, flavourful and balanced but also consistently enhanced and adapted to the unique preferences of pupils of all age groups. With accreditations from Our Primary Authority, the Salford Council assures our food safety standards and processes.
Awards and accreditations
We’re proud to hold many awards and accreditations that speak to our high standards for safety and sustainability
Why work with Us?
Producing delicious freshly cooked meals
Providing a fun environment for the pupils
Delivering a packed schedule of theme events
Employing happy friendly smiling staff
Offering a range of special offers
Introducing gardening and cookery clubs
Facilitating competitions, prizes and rewards
Inviting parents in for lunch
Working in partnership with the school
A friendly and open management style
Nutritionally Balanced Student Meals for School in Bristol
With over 20 years in the industry, we at AiP specialise in bespoke, digital and sustainable solutions for schools in Bristol. Our meals ensure flavourful and nutritious options that can be enjoyed by pupils of all ages. At AiP, we take allergen management seriously, all allergen-free and alternative diet meals are prepared, stored, and labelled in dedicated areas. We also use separate utensils when serving these meals to create a safe dining experience and accommodate diverse dietary needs for students.
We go well beyond Government School Food Standards and safety regulations, backed by awards and accreditations with our food safety standards and processes ensured by our Primary Authority, the Salford Council. Our ISO certifications include ISO 14001: 2015, ISO 9901: 2015 and ISO 45001: 2018.
What food safety standards are followed by AiP?
- We have the following ISO accreditation : ISO 14001: 2015, ISO 9901: 2015, ISO 45001: 2018.
- We comply with all regulations, and we have a legal partnership with our Primary Authority (Salford Council) which assures all of our food safety standards/processes
How does AiP address allergen management?
- Any child with a dietary requirement complete our special diets form. The kitchen team and the school agree a plan to identify these children as they come into the dining hall at service.
- The form is then given to the kitchen and our nutrition team. Together, they create the information needed for safe meals. In the instance of allergy or intolerances, they will create a menu with at least 2 daily options (in most instances) from which the parent/carer and pupil can choose their meals.
- Once the parent has chosen the meals, the kitchen prepares the chosen items and holds them separately, labelled with the pupil’s name and allergen. This is then served to the pupil as they come into the dining hall with separate utensils and plates.
Does AiP accommodate special dietary needs for primary school students?
Does AiP accommodate special dietary needs for secondary school students?
What Certifications do you hold to certify menu quality and sourcing?
- Food For Life Bronze
- MSC licence
- All meat used is British Red Tractor Certified
Key considerations to take onboard when selecting a caterer for schools?
- What is your number one requirement from a school meal provider?
- Only supplies Education Catering. All of our insight, research, and development is focussed on providing freshly prepared, healthy, and tasty meals to schools, using the School Food Plan and Public Health information as our starting point.
- Can you meet the needs of our diverse school population?
- At AiP, we know that one menu doesn’t fit all schools. We offer a selector style menu so that you can tailor the menu to your needs.
- Queues are a big problem at our school, we need to minimise wait times and get children eating within our timetable
- At AiP, we have come up with several strategies to help decrease waiting times such as sign posting along the queue so that students know what is on offer before they arrive, pre-ordering so that meals are ready when they arrive, direct marketing to parents and students so they’re aware of what’s on offer before they arrive, and opening multiple servery points to split traffic. In addition, our primary school pre payment solution, School Food United, allows parents to pre order via the app to help improve speed.
Do you cater for different types of dietary preferences?
- Yes, we offer at least 2 vegetarian options each day.
- We strive to make our vegetarian options vegan friendly as well. We do offer at least one vegan option each day.
- We participate in Meat Free Mondays.
- All of our dessert options are vegetarian. Some of them are also vegan friendly.
- We do not use pork gelatine in any of our desserts.
- We can offer Halal meat if requested by the school.