Our consultants are registered with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and have extensive experience in food safety compliance within schools. We can carry out food safety audits, develop HACCP-certified food safety systems and deliver staff training.

Schools must comply with a range of food safety standards, including those relating to HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health), as well as allergen management requirements and broader food hygiene legislation.

If you’re unsure whether you’re getting value for money from your caterer, if food quality concerns have been raised, if budgets are under pressure, or if your contract is coming up for renewal, an audit is a useful starting point.

You’ll receive a clear, actionable report. From there, we can support you in implementing the recommended changes, whether that means renegotiating your existing contract, improving processes or going out to tender for a new provider.

Yes. We support schools with menu planning, helping to balance variety, nutritional value and budget. We’re strong advocates for menu equality, ensuring that children receiving free school meals have access to the same quality of food as their peers, without any distinction.

Yes. Our quality audits assess the performance of your existing catering provider against expected standards. We provide a clear, objective report outlining what’s going well and where improvements should be made.

We conduct a detailed analysis of your current catering spend, benchmark it against comparable schools across the UK, identify where savings can be made and support negotiations for better supplier pricing — all without compromising on quality.

A catering review or audit is an independent assessment of your existing catering service – looking at financial performance, food quality, menu planning and overall value for money. It gives you an objective picture of what’s working well and what needs to improve.

Yes. Whether you’re procuring catering for a single school or across multiple sites within a MAT, we adapt our process to reflect your scale and organisational structure.

We support you through contract award and finalisation, as well as the implementation phase, making sure the transition to your new catering provider is smooth. We also carry out a post-tender review to ensure everything is working as intended.