Woodmansterne School

Woodmansterne School wanted to drastically change up their school food provision. Their contracted food provision served frozen, beige food. Food waste levels were high, children were unhappy and parents were complaining.

We helped the school find Head Chefs – Jacob and Sam. They had previously run a street food business and were looking for a more meaningful career. We provided support and training to help Sam and Jacob make the transition to the school setting.

 They have now trained their team and encouraged them to contribute their own recipes to the menu. They push boundaries, serving scallops, clams and oysters as an optional extra for Fish Friday.

Jacob and Sam are also transforming the food education on offer. They’ve run courses on setting up street food business – this required business planning, marketing, menu design and pitching to industry – great experiences for the students. Renowned chefs have been on site, cooking up school lunches with pupils and doing Q&As. The team also installed a food smoker and a koji lab – where science and food combine. Their ambitions are limitless.