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Experts in Healthy Catering for Schools, Hospitals and Care Homes

apetito is a leading UK provider of high-quality, nutritionally balanced meals. Meals are freshly prepared from our kitchens in Trowbridge, Wiltshire with quality ingredients and flash-frozen within an hour to naturally lock in flavour, taste and nutrition. We’ve been creating trusted food solutions for over 30 years, and today we deliver millions of meals every week to schools, hospitals and care homes nationwide.

 

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Delicious ingredients, delicious meals

Why Schools Choose apetito

Making sure that every one of your pupils gets the quality food they deserve, and achieving financial targets, can be a headache. That’s why apetito’s approach to school catering might be the difference you need.

  • Pre-prepared premium meals simplify catering without compromising quality, nutrition or taste.
  • Pupils love them, one partner school saw a 300% increase in hot meal uptake.
  • Schools typically save around 20% on catering costs
  • We’re the fastest-growing school catering provider, serving over 25,000 learners daily

If you’re pondering ways to deliver more at mealtimes, apetito is definitely something to consider.

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Variety & Choice

With over 150 meal options, catering for all dietary needs, we create meals for healthy appetites too. 

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Fresh & Nutritious

Every chef-prepared apetito meal is made from fresh, sustainably sourced ingredients. Our team of nutritionists ensure that every meal is fit for healthy bodies and mind.

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Safety & Standards

We deliver the safest food on the market, every meal that leaves our kitchen is checked to the highest standards.

A more palatable way to plan your budgets

Use only what you need

Our preprepared premium meal system means that you only need use what you need on the day, reducing waste by up to two thirds. Ordering is flexible, simple, and quick, so that you can too; what you have left and what your pupils are enjoying most.

No contracts, no surprises

We’re so confident that you’ll enjoy the experience (and the food) that there is no contract, so you’ll never be tied to a deal you don’t like. Our prices are reviewed every six months, which means you’ll be safe from inflation and produce price-rises.

Save time and money

You’ll make significant savings on kitchen investment too; our team will guide you through what you need to set up a system that’s so easy to use it typically reduces labour by 50%. All of which means you can spend more time on education.

Simple, stress-free catering

We hope that’s given you plenty to mull over, but the best adverts for apetito are our customers’ thoughts…
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"With apetito, at Our Lady's Preparatory School, we've seen remarkable cost savings and efficiencies paired with a higher quality of exceptionally nutritious meals."

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Michael Stone, headmaster
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"At the Beckmead Trust, we've found that having apetito's excellent quality hot food really does help to support (children's) emotional wellbeing, as well as their physical needs."

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Jonty Clarke, OBE, CEO

 

If that's given you food for thought, get in touch and arrange a tasting. 

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Book A No-Obligation Tasting

You can choose from three tempting tasting options:

Our tastings give you the chance to experience our food first-hand, meet our team and see how apetito can support your school catering. 

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1. Visitor Centre

Join us at our visitor centre in Wiltshire where you'll receive a tour of our kitchens, meet our dietitian's and enjoy a delicious lunch.

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2. 'the apetiser'

We can visit you & park up in 'the apetiser' our self-sufficient mobile tasting suite.

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3. At Your School

We'll come to you and host a tasting at your school or a location that suits you best.

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GET IN TOUCH

www.apetito.co.uk

0117 463 3563

education@apetito.co.uk 

Canal Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8RJ