Universities
We’re here to support you
The past 18 months has taught us that consumer needs change rapidly. We are here to support you from trends and insights, to helping you set up takeaways and supporting your students with mental health. Consider us the experts, and a one stop shop for all your university catering needs.
Working with Bidfood
Hear Alison Shedlock from the University of Manchester discuss how we have supported her business to offer innovative and on trend products that help her meet students’ changing needs. We’re always looking to support our university customers with ideas to help prevent students eating off campus where possible.
What matters to you
Trends and innovation
We have our own in house Insights team dedicated to delivering the latest on trends and innovation. Working closely with our channel marketing experts we are able to help you deliver new and exciting food offers all year round.
Menu development
We have a dedicated Food Development Chef team here to help you customise and create a range of recipes and menus for your university. From food to go and vegan to graduation we can support with your entire food offering.
Promotions
From a nervous hello to a tearful goodbye, allow us to take away the headache of delivering excellence on those special days with our tailored offers on fresher’s week and graduation, enabling you to spend more time on what matters whilst still making great savings.
Consolidated deliveries
A university’s food requirements are diverse. We offer a fully consolidated delivery solution with ambient, chilled and frozen products all arriving on the same lorry saving you precious labour, time and costs.
University cuisines
If you’re looking for a one-stop-shop on the trendiest cuisines including insights, recipes, and non-food recommendations, you’ve come to the right place. In our first cuisines guide we’re excited to introduce you to Bowl Foods and show you how they can provide an easy yet innovative way to elevate your food offering.
√ Self: student well-being
We’ve combined forces with Christine Bailey, an award winning nutritional therapist, chef, author and broadcaster to launch a campaign aimed at promoting student mental wellbeing, called the square root of self. As part of this we’ve launched a Self guide containing recipes, advice and insights for university caterers.
Our wider support
What our customers say about us
Helping you grow
Sustainability
Hear about the progress we’re making in sustainability to benefit your business
Inspiration and innovation
We aim to inspire by turning consumer trends into innovative, great tasting product ranges and support
The people to support you
We have a dedicated sector support team to work alongside your business