Realistic, Effective Catering Solutions

Catering Consultancy


We work with you to gently shape and guide the development of your school’s catering provision by helping to set clear short, medium, and long-term goals that suit your specific needs. 

This can include support with reviewing and refreshing menus, ensuring allergen compliance, improving productivity, and understanding how your service compares financially, with a practical and supportive approach. 
 
We support schools in developing high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective catering services through: 

    • Setting short to long-term goals tailored to your school’s needs 

    • Developing actionable plans for sustainable improvement 

    • We manage the full tendering process for catering services, compliant to the Procurement Act 2023, ensuring full compliance

    • Working to the principles of Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) to find the optimal supplier.

    • We do all the work, you make all the key decisions

    • Our online procurement portal makes the process simple, transparent, and sustainable

    • Providing a collaborative, hands-on approach 

    • Working alongside your team to deliver continuous improvement 

    • We don’t just help set up contracts, we stay with you to make sure everything runs smoothly. Our monitoring service supports both the school and the contractor, making sure agreed standards are delivered consistently.

    • Refreshing menus to meet nutritional standards and student preferences 

    • Promoting variety, appeal, and balance in meal offerings

    • Ensuring full compliance with allergen regulations 

    • Supporting staff training and safe food handling procedures 

    • Identifying ways to boost productivity and streamline kitchen workflows 

    • Offering practical guidance on staffing, equipment, and processes 

    • Evaluating the financial performance of your catering service 

    • Comparing costs and value with similar schools or services 

  • We offer a range of supportive training sessions, from cleaning techniques and kitchen craft skills to supervision, audits, compliance, and health & safety. Whether it’s for frontline staff or managers, our training helps build skills and confidence across your team.

Stanburn Primary School 

“ACE Advice were brilliant – they listened, supported us throughout, and helped us choose the right caterer. It’s already proving to be the best decision for our school”

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