"Pride have a refreshing approach which ensures their customers get the best food and service”. Nick Tuck, Care Director for Independent Age
“We have been delighted” Andy Thomson, AON Ltd.
“Another benefit, apart from well fed and happy children, is the increase in free school meals… [for which] the school will receive additional funding.” Barbara Chevis, Headteacher, Burlington Primary School.
Hat Trick for Pride Catering from TV Chef Brian Turner
8th December 2011
Celebrity Chef Brian Turner presented the prestigious Food for Life Catering Marks to Deborah Kenny from Pride Catering of Guildford. Pride Catering now holds the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards and shows Pride’s commitment to transforming school food culture in and around the South-East. The Food for Life Partnership award celebration ceremony took place at on the 7th December at 15 Hatfields, an environmentally-friendly conference centre in London.
The Food for Life Catering Mark is an award which offers a step-by-step route to providing freshly prepared, locally produced, seasonal and organic food. It is open to caterers in all sectors, the Catering Mark has three tiers: gold, silver and bronze, with the bronze award requiring the caterer’s menu to be 75% freshly prepared and using seasonal ingredients.
Deborah Kenny – Senior Operations Manager was delighted to accept this recognition for the quality lunches that we serve to numerous Schools in South-East England. Pride Catering has a fresh food ethos and Deborah is truly passionate about serving tasty nutritional lunches using ethical and traceable ingredients. Deborah explained, “We won the awards thanks to our high food quality standards - for example, we only use free-range chicken and eggs. All our milk and the majority of our fruit and vegetables are organic, and we definitely don’t use undesirables like GM ingredients and E-numbers!”
Brian Turner commented: “These caterers have proved that they are committed to providing healthy, nutritious and climate-friendly food to thousands of schoolchildren across the country. Working with Food for Life Partnership schools, the caterers are an integral part of a bigger picture, teaching children about the importance of sitting around a table together, healthy food, and where their food comes from. What better way to tackle obesity and other health issues as well as improve social cohesion?”
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