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In an era where schools face unprecedented challenges, apetito stands out by revolutionising school catering with a focus on ease, quality, and significant cost savings. Rupert Weber, Head of Education at apetito, outlines how their innovative system is transforming the way schools serve meals with ease.
“At apetito our mission is to make school catering easy for all schools. With our premium pre-prepared school meals, we aim to revolutionise the way schools approach dining, making it easier than ever to nourish students while simplifying the schools’ meals process for schools. Our system is designed to significantly reduce operational challenges, allowing schools to focus on education rather than catering management.
Quality and Safety with Ease
“We do the heavy lifting for you, and we’re confident that our food speaks for itself as quality is the cornerstone of our school meals system. Our team of expert chefs, dietitians and nutritionists have developed a huge range of delicious and nutritious premium pre-prepared meals so that schools don’t need these specialist skills in-house. Kitchen staff simply need to decant, cook and serve.
“Our system also delivers peace of mind for schools when catering for children. Food safety is also a huge benefit with our system. Every single batch of meals we make are fully tested in our on-site laboratories for harmful pathogens, so schools can have total confidence and reassurance in the safety of your school meals.
Simplifying School Catering
“The system couldn’t be simpler. Schools have a choice of over 150 meals, enabling bespoke menus to suit every school’s needs, catering for a diverse range of dietary needs and preferences. Schools can create their menus and place orders using our intuitive ordering platform, myapetito, which also allows schools to manage their allergen and nutritional requirements with ease. Our team of expert chefs produce the meals with clearly defined portion guidance, making it easy for schools to order the exact amount of meals needed, removing food wastage.
Dedicated Support
“Understanding that change can be daunting, apetito provides each school with a dedicated Client Development Manager. These managers assist schools from the initial integration phase to daily operations, ensuring a seamless transition and addressing any challenges that arise. Helping schools to achieve outstanding quality food and get every child excited for lunchtime is paramount to our offering.
“Working hand in hand with the schools to create special events like parents’ tasting sessions help increase meal uptake and community involvement, which have been met with positive responses and in-turn seen significant increases in hot meal uptake. This personalised support underlines our commitment to partnership and service excellence.
Cost-Efficiency and Operational Benefits
“Our system is designed not just for ease and quality but also for cost efficiency. Our tried and tested system serves up significant cost savings of up to 20%, that can’t be achieved in traditional kitchens.
Our system typically requires 50% less staff, with no professional chef required. Also benefiting from significant reduction in utilities costs, kitchen space and waste. These efficiencies are vital in today’s educational environment where budget constraints are increasingly tight.
Transform Your Offering with Ease
To learn more about how apetito can help schools navigate their catering needs with ease and excellence, ensuring every child has access to delicious and nutritious meals every day, please visit
https://apetito.link/Education-Today or contact apetito on
01223 634845
