Integra Catering services

Here in the catering services team our real specialism lies in schools and education contract catering, where we work with you to ensure we become your trusted food services partner. We have a wealth of experience working across primary, secondary and special schools and endeavour to build relationships with staff and pupils, as well as engaging with schools seeking to link catering to the school curriculum.

We are passionate about food quality and committed to delivering healthy, nutritious and well-balanced meals cooked from fresh ingredients every day. Our aim is to make all our meals something which pupils look forward to in their day, and strongly believe our service is integral to supporting their overall health and wellbeing.

We recognise the impact of nourishing food on pupils’ educational attainment, which is why we focus on serving healthy meals cooked from fresh ingredients. And we always work with you to develop a service that meets your individual needs, includes any special requirements and contributes to the curriculum.

Our core service includes:

  • option of tuck service and a daily choice of three hot cooked lunch options, with new menus changed twice a year
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  • healthy and nutritional menus developed in collaboration with South Gloucestershire Council’s Public Health and Wellbeing Team, in compliance with National Nutritional Food Standards. Note – we do not offer drinking milk as part of our provision
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  • the provision and management of DBS checked and vetted, friendly, trained staff to deliver a high-quality service
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  • formal policies ensuring the safe and consistent delivery of services in accordance with all existing food hygiene legislation, as well as the maintenance of safe and hygienic premises, equipment and working practices
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  • regular performance monitoring with termly contract management meetings to review performance, menus, customer feedback and initiatives to increase take-up.
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Our food options are modelled on pupil feedback, with the inclusion of foods likely to be on the high street, including hot and cold food, or ‘food to go’. It’s our way of making sure that older pupils are continuing to eat nutritious, tasty meals that are affordable and comply with school food standards.

Our core service includes:

  • a full cafeteria service at lunchtime with two hot cooked lunch options including a grab-and-go items. New menus are changed twice a year

  • a grab and go tuck service

  • healthy and nutritional menus developed in collaboration with South Gloucestershire Council’s Public Health and Wellbeing Team, in compliance with National Nutritional Food Standards. Note – we do not offer drinking milk as part of our provision

  • the provision and management of DBS checked and vetted, friendly, trained staff to deliver a high-quality service

  • formal policies ensuring the safe and consistent delivery of services in accordance with all existing food hygiene legislation, as well as the maintenance of safe and hygienic premises, equipment and working practices

  • regular performance monitoring with termly contract management meetings to review performance, menus, customer feedback and initiatives to increase take-up.

Why choose us?
  • You benefit from our purchasing power leverage, as well as the expertise that enables us to deliver high quality, good value fresh produce to our kitchens daily
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  • The confidence you have that a varied, nutritious diet available to your students, in accordance with the School Food Plan and National Nutritional Standards
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  • The assurance that your meal service is compliant with food and hygiene standards and that allergen details are provided and health and safety requirements are all met
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  • The knowledge that we have the commitment to reduce food waste by accurate food ordering processes and robust production monitoring, as well as the provision of an onsite food waste management system
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  • Access to a dedicated area manager to ensure regular feedback and updates on your catering service, to ensure its monitored and reviewed for ongoing improvements.
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Testimonials

Mrs Deb Williams, Headteacher
Alexander Hosea Primary School

We are happy with the service we receive from Integra Catering. The team in school are responsive to our needs and the catering manager played an active part in our recent Catering Working Party, which was successful. We have been pleased with the variety on the menus and these have been increasingly child-friendly over the years. Taster sessions (at the start of a new menu) for parents have proved popular and the children enjoy the theme days. The addition of a salad bar has been welcomed by the children too.

Rob Cockle, Headteacher
Wick Primary School

At Wick we have our catering service with Integra who are a reliable catering company with fantastic service. They fully support our breakfast club with a good range of options on the menu. They will always go above and beyond to try and accommodate our lunch catering requirements with four daily options for the pupils. The school cook and the catering service have supported us with our Food for Life bronze and silver awards. The high quality of their food is also consistent across all orders. We are extremely satisfied with their service, our school cook and would highly recommend them.