Sodexo has retained its 30 year partnership with Edinburgh Academy for an additional five years, delivering catering and cleaning services for the 1,200 students at nursery, junior and senior schools. Sodexo has also retained its catering contract with Strathallan School, located in Perth, for a further seven years.
The dining room at Edinburgh Academy Junior school has been ‘transformed’ ready for the start of the new academic year with the refurbishment of the senior school dining room planned for later in the year. Sodexo is also planning to renovate the Strathallan School dining area in an effort to improve the student experience.
Independents by Sodexo will introduce its new food offer providing healthy, delicious and sustainable meal options which have been specifically designed by experienced chefs, as a way to enhance shared dining experiences and bring the school community together.
Steve Hawkins, managing director of schools at Sodexo UK & Ireland said: “We’re thrilled to continue our long-standing partnership further with Edinburgh Academy and Strathallan School and to continue to support both schools in providing nutritious healthy experiences.
“With the students back to school this month, the local teams are really looking froward in showcasing the new offers, initiatives, and working with the schools on transforming their dining spaces.”
Sodexo will continue to provide students with nutritional know-how from its chefs, through its ‘Chefs in the Classroom’ programme, linking health and wellbeing to the school curriculum. The culinary teams will serve:
- World Tour: students can build their own dishes such as a grilled Moroccan spiced pollock, chickpea harissa tahini with chargrilled vegetables inspired by North African flavours
- Kitchen Favourites: roast dinner whether a Red Tractor Pork loin or a Butternut Wellington with all the trimmings