Teaming up with Pride was one of the best decisions we ever made. I can't recommend Pride enough.
Another benefit apart from well-fed and happy children, is the increase in free school meals...for which the school will receive additional funding.
We recently had an Ofsted inspection and received excellent comments on the standard of the lunchtime food and what a pleasure it was to eat in the dining room.
The change in the standard f food has been completely metamorphic. To see the pleasure on children's faces at lunchtime is a delight.
Pride is doing a fantastic job in incredibly difficult circumstances
We have been delighted.
The communication with Pride and ourselves has been excellent which has resulted in continued success and increased sales year on year. The commitment shown by Pride Catering's staff team reflects the guidance and motivation from the whole organisation.
With food costs on the increase Pride’s purchasing policy ensures we achieve best value for our clients, whilst mindful of sustainable procurement.
We only pick the best, insist on maximum freshness and have spent a great deal of time in building up a network of trusted local, regional and national suppliers.
Importantly, Pride are different in that we “multi nominate” suppliers for every commodity category – this gives our unit managers real choice of supplier, keeps our suppliers on their toes and ensures competitiveness in terms of quality, value and service.
Pride Catering Partnership are committed to the development of sustainable procurement throughout the supply chain.
We promote the use of local suppliers, Fairtrade, Farm Assured, Red Tractor & Soil Association organic products from accredited suppliers where possible.
To ensure our commitment to minimising any detrimental environment impact, we will on an annual basis, review our current working practices to minimise:-
- Energy use (kWh)
- Water use (cubic metres)
- Waste disposal
- Use of disposables/chemicals/hazardous materials
- Transportation of food - food miles
- Paper/packaging
We shall promote:-
- Environmentally sound purchasing policies
- Recycling of waste products
The focus of our activities is directed towards a sustainable future, compliance with environmental legislation and to continually review our own contribution towards achieving the goals we set ourselves.