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Education

Sodexo has provided school meals for over 55 years and we are committed to improving the diet of school children.


All of our dishes are verified by our nutrition and dietetics team to make sure we meet and often exceed nutritional standards set by the School Food Trust. Ultimately, we aim to provide children with a healthy, nutritious and delicious meal at lunchtime.

Our commitment to healthy eating in schools speaks for itself. But if proof of that commitment was needed, we won the 2010 Healthy Schools' Caterer Award for secondary schools.

And our commitment doesn't stop at catering. For example:

  • In 2008 and 2009 we ran cookery workshops at 60 primary and preparatory schools in support the Year of Food and Farming, teaching children about bread, where it comes from and its nutritional benefits as part of a balanced diet

  • We have produced a Facts and Fun booklet to help educate children about food groups, giving them a food diary to fill in, a healthy pizza recipe and information about wheat products

  • We have created a Funky Food game which includes 32 food fact cards to help children learn about the origin of different foods and their nutritional benefit

  • We have developed an initiative called The Story Kitchen, which uses five well-known children's stories with a cookery theme as a starting point from which to talk about different food groups and ingredients in a fun and informative way

These commitments are reflected by the food offers we develop for the education market. Click on the arrows below to expand details of our food offers within specific areas of the education market.

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Our food offers

  • Translation Component 'Click here to expand or collapse this section' not foundState primary schools

    In primary schools, our offer, Club Joules, is linked to the curriculum. Children are given the opportunity to try different foods, learn about their countries or origin and historical events.

    We also run competitions based on themes from the Eatwell plate and encourage children to eat fruit and vegetables, giving them special stickers if they eat all of their lunch.

    We emphasise the social aspect of meal times, making food fun and use cartoon characters in our marketing material to encourage healthy eating.

    Club Joules cartoons

  • Translation Component 'Click here to expand or collapse this section' not foundIndependent primary schools

    Our offer for preparatory schools in the independent schools market is also linked to the curriculum and helps children understand the journey from farm to plate. Using cartoon characters, we help children to understand the importance of nutrition, exercise and hydration.

    Apple gang

  • Translation Component 'Click here to expand or collapse this section' not foundState secondary schools

    Our secondary school offer provides a large choice of dishes, the flexibility to grab and go, as well as catering for breakfast clubs and mid-morning breaks.

    Our menus are refreshed every six months to meet changing trends, tastes and seasonality.

  • Translation Component 'Click here to expand or collapse this section' not foundIndependent secondary schools

    We provide a tailored offer to secondary schools in the independent market, which can be designed to meet the individual needs of our clients and customers.

    For many of our customers in this market, lunch is their main meal of the day. As such, we develop menus that are not only sustaining and tasty, but meet the requirements of a healthy balanced diet.

  • Translation Component 'Click here to expand or collapse this section' not foundFurther Education
    We also have food offers dedicated to the college and university markets, which appeal more to students. Our biennial University Lifestyle Survey, which we publish in association with Times Higher Education, allows us to gain a valuable insight into consumer trends, eating habits and lifestyles in these market areas.