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50 reasons to use Restaurant école

  Rosette indicates that this is unique in the UKA rosette indicates that this service is unique in the UK Restaurant école Local authority Other provider
1 Supplying a 100% fresh food delivery every day YesUnique in the UK No No
2 Serving dishes which are recognised, enjoyed and accepted by the children Yes No No
3 Building kitchens where required as opposed to sub-contracting Yes No No
4 Supplying CAD drawing build costs and specifications before project starts Yes No No
5 Delivering design specs and kitchen projects directly YesUnique in the UK No No
6 Fixing the price for all our kitchen projects YesUnique in the UK No No
7 Giving any money saved on projects back to the client YesUnique in the UK No No
8 Setting a fixed time-frame for all our kitchen projects YesUnique in the UK No No
9 Sourcing and purchasing all kitchen and serving equipment as a total package Yes No No
10 Project managing all aspects of a new kitchen, including asbestos removal YesUnique in the UK No No
11 Creating an ice cream without emulsified oils YesUnique in the UK No No
12 Providing a Chef Area Manager to look after no more than 5 schools YesUnique in the UK No No
13 Providing a dedicated nutritionist to design, audit, and agree every individual menu YesUnique in the UK No No
14 No menu cycles, repeating week after week YesUnique in the UK No No
15 Seasonal menus YesUnique in the UK No No
16 Banning 39 substances, colourings and additives from menus YesUnique in the UK No No
17 Operating nutritional standards based upon Caroline Walker Trust recommendations Yes No No
18 Reducing sugar consumption by 50% by only using cane sugar YesUnique in the UK No No
19 Offering each school its own organic vegetable patch as a teaching aid YesUnique in the UK No No
20 Delivering programmes of food preparation teaching to children Yes No No
21 Delivering a series of not-for-profit food activities for participating schools YesUnique in the UK No No
22 Using only fresh and free-range or organic meat YesUnique in the UK No No
23 Using organic fruit and vegetables Yes No No
24 Serving bread without any additives, chalk or quartz YesUnique in the UK No No
25 Tailoring menus to schools' needs, without an increase in costs YesUnique in the UK No No
26 Making real custard, not using packet ingredients or powder mix YesUnique in the UK No No
27 2.5% cashback on the profibility of the contract based on our CPS Scheme
*Terms and conditions apply - See note 1 below		 YesUnique in the UK No No
28 2.5% of the profit of the company given to participating schools
*Terms and conditions apply - See note 2 below		 YesUnique in the UK No No
29 A simple 4 page, no tricks, standard catering contract for 1 year YesUnique in the UK No No
30 Financial information available on a weekly basis on what is spent on catering YesUnique in the UK No No
31 Weekly monitoring of food costs available to parents YesUnique in the UK No No
32 A monthly review of service delivery Yes No No
33 A web site with daily menus for parents to see what food is being served in their child's school YesUnique in the UK No No
34 Open day for parents to taste food and meet our nutritionist Yes No No
35 Paying suppliers on a weekly basis YesUnique in the UK No No
36 Using local suppliers only Yes No No
37 Using fish from Billingsgate market only YesUnique in the UK No No
38 Using organic potatoes only, direct from the farm YesUnique in the UK No No
39 Using organic yoghurt only Yes No No
40 Involving every school head cook in menu planning YesUnique in the UK No No
41 Using a lower level of hotplate to enable children to see the fresh food Yes No No
42 To have meat on the bone, a carvery and barbecues as part of the menu YesUnique in the UK No No
43 Enabling the school to be proud of services delivered Yes No No
44 Preparing food from scratch and serving it to children immediately YesUnique in the UK No No
45 Operating a garden project for schools to grow their own vegetables Yes No No
46 Getting actively involved in the fabric of the school Yes No No
47 Maintenance services facility Yes Yes Yes
48 Cleaning services facility Yes Yes Yes
49 Getting volume discount from suppliers not returned to schools NoUnique in the UK Yes Yes
50 Caring about the service we provide! Yes No No

Notes
1. 2.5% against Restaurant ecole meal advance invoices payment need to be made the 1st of each month
2. 2.5% against that a Restaurant ecole contract is on our standard terms and run for a whole year