School Catering Wolverhampton
At AiP, we’re passionate about delivering meals that are both nutritious and flavourful, whether served on-site or off-site. Our team of expert nutritionists, skilled chefs, and dedicated food developers, collaborates to create meal options that meet diverse pupil needs in Wolverhampton while upholding the highest health and safety standards.
School Catering Wolverhampton
At AiP, we’re passionate about delivering meals that are both nutritious and flavourful, whether served on-site or off-site. Our team of expert nutritionists, skilled chefs, and dedicated food developers, collaborates to create meal options that meet diverse pupil needs in Wolverhampton while upholding the highest health and safety standards.
Nutrition and Safety Standards
At AiP, our team is dedicated to delivering school lunches that not only taste great but also support the well-being and safety of every pupil. We pride ourselves on creating delicious meals from top-notch ingredients that offer exceptional nutritional benefits.
Partnering with the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), we are committed to fostering healthy eating habits. The BNF’s trusted nutritional guidance keeps us at the forefront of balanced diet initiatives, ensuring that Wolverhampton’s students enjoy well-rounded meals every day.
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 place a strong emphasis on sustainability, integrating eco-friendly practices into every facet of our service. From minimising food waste to cutting down our carbon footprint, we are committed to making a positive environmental impact. This commitment is reflected in our use of digital pre-ordering and waste tracking, as well as our choice to source ingredients locally, seasonally, and ethically. Our aim is to promote sustainability while encouraging healthy eating habits among students.
Sustainability Initiatives
We place a strong emphasis on sustainability, integrating eco-friendly practices into every facet of our service. From minimising food waste to cutting down our carbon footprint, we are committed to making a positive environmental impact. This commitment is reflected in our use of digital pre-ordering and waste tracking, as well as our choice to source ingredients locally, seasonally, and ethically. Our aim is to promote sustainability while encouraging healthy eating habits among students.
Allergen Management
Our priority is to ensure a safe dining experience for all students by rigorously managing allergens. We take allergies and intolerances into account with every recipe, providing allergen-free menu options and utilising advanced allergen tracking through the School Food United platform. With dedicated preparation and storage procedures, we work closely with schools to accommodate individual dietary needs and maintain a safe, inclusive environment for all.
Enhancing Food Safety and Nutritional Standards
Our expert nutritionists guide us in offering balanced and nutritious meals that cater to the varied lifestyles of students. We continuously seek innovative ways to encourage healthy eating, such as hosting chef-led sugar swap classes throughout the school year. These efforts are designed to inspire healthier choices and support the overall well-being of students in Wolverhampton schools.
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
Customised, Nutritionally Balanced Meals for Wolverhampton Schools
With over 20 years of experience, we specialise in providing tailored, digital, and sustainable catering solutions for schools across the UK. Our meals are crafted to deliver both taste and nutrition, ensuring a positive dining experience for students of all ages. We exceed Government School Food Standards and safety regulations, supported by a range of accolades and certifications, including ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015, 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.
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.