Lodestone House has been awarded a five-year contract extension with Bishop’s Stortford College, an independent co-educational day and boarding school for 3-18-year-olds in Hertfordshire. The renewed partnership, which first began in December 2020, will see Lodestone House continue to cater ...

ISS has launched a new low-carbon initiative into its primary school menus in the UK, working alongside partner Coolfood — an initiative run by World Resources Institute (WRI), a global non-profit — to cut food-related emissions across the education sector. ...

Lexington Independents has been awarded the catering contract at Leicester High School for Girls, an independent day school for girls aged 3-18 in South Knighton, Leicester. The partnership will see Lexington Independents working with the school to help enhance pupils’ ...

Chartwells Independent has officially relaunched as Lodestone House, continuing its rich heritage in the independent schools catering space. This includes a new identity and core focus around garden to kitchen to classroom – championing British produce from the ‘farm to ...

In support of the Government’s Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF), Chartwells has delivered free interactive cooking and nutrition workshops to over 3,700 children and their parents during the school summer holidays. Delivered as part of its educational Beyond the ...

Alliance in Partnership (AiP), specialists in education catering, has secured £4.2million in retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year, reinforcing its commitment to delivering healthy, nutritious meals to pupils across the UK. Serving more than 400 primary and ...

​Independents by Sodexo has secured a five-year contract to deliver bespoke catering services at England’s second oldest school, King’s School Rochester. The partnership will see Sodexo serve over 130,000 meals each academic year, enhancing the dining experience for both boarding ...

Chartwells has been appointed as Hampshire County Council’s new catering provider across its nurseries and schools from January 2026. During the competitive tender process synergies were identified between the organisations’ commitment to supporting pupils and parents across Hampshire, particularly around ...

Chartwells Independent, part of the education catering sector of Compass UK & Ireland, has retained its catering contract with Berkhamsted Schools Group, a family of six leading independent schools and a nursery in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The renewed deal builds on ...

School and education catering provider, Chartwells, has been awarded catering contracts with five schools within the Halliard Trust, building on its growing presence in Cheshire. The mobilisation follows the closure of the schools’ previous council-run school meal service in April ...