AiP secures over £3m in school meals contracts

Alliance in Partnership (AiP), specialists in education catering, has recently secured £3.6m in new and retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year.

The new contracts comprise a total of 28 schools, including seven in Staffordshire, six schools in Aylesbury, nine in Worcestershire, two in Gloucester, three in Derby and one in Stafford. 

Inspired by research with students and schools, AiP’s school meal offer includes daily menu rotations to ensure freshness and variety, and dinner hall favourites such as spiced cauliflower, chickpea, potato traybake and chicken tikka naan. The new dishes focus on sustainability and encouraging plant-rich diets. All dishes have been developed by AiP’s skilled chefs and approved by its expert nutritionists. 

AiP’s recent deal is part of a larger commitment to delivering healthy and nutritious food with an enhanced school dinner experience to over 400 primary and secondary schools. 

Steve Hawkins, managing director for schools at Sodexo UK and Ireland, said: “The AiP team has had a fantastic year so far and we look forward to seeing them build on this success further. School meals are an essential part of the school day and we know how important a balanced nutritious lunch is for many children. 

“AiP has enjoyed long and close partnerships with the schools they work with and we are delighted to see more choose AiP as their school meals partner.”