Two new school meal contracts for Cucina

St. Albans Girls' School in Hertfordshire and Flixton Girls' High School in Manchester have seen food sales almost double since the contracts began in April. Since Cucina started at St.Albans Girls' School, sales have increased by 71% from £700 to £1,200 a day. Breakfast sales have increased at Flixton Girls' High School by 72%, morning break sales increased by 51% and lunchtime sales increased by 75% for staff and 21% for students. Ruth Bancroft, Business Director for Flixton Girls' High School, added: "Cucina's approach was totally different to the other contractors we invited to tender. They are innovative, with fresh ideas and an inspirational attitude that compliments the School's vision for excellence. We wanted to make a radical shift from our previous School meals provision to a more client based service. Cucina is committed to appointing an Executive Chef who is based with us permanently. The girls are enjoying the healthier food options which will assist their levels of concentration during lesson times. The food they eat is of much better quality and they are now being more adventurous with their food choices." Paul Lerwill, Support Services Manager for St.Albans Girls' School, said: "With regard to references, I spoke with four Schools where Cucina is operating and without fail they were 100% full of praise for Cucina. I spoke with the bursar at Southfield School for Girls, who said they only need one word to describe Cucina 'fabulous'. I asked another School who said that Cucina had made lots of promises when starting the contract and they had delivered on every one. I couldn't ask for better references and this was one of the main reasons that we chose Cucina."