Independents by Sodexo wins £2.4m-a-year schools contract

Independents by Sodexo has chalked up a £2.4m-a-year contract to provide catering and hospitality services at independent boarding school Clifton College, Bristol.

The contract is due to start on 1 July and will cover pupil, staff, hospitality and event catering.

Dishes will have an emphasis on fresh, nutritious and seasonal, using its ‘fresh food from scratch' concept.

The College was first established in 1862 and now educates over 1,100 pupils aged between two and 18 years. Sodexo will be providing over 2,000 meals a day, in addition to catering and hospitality for the school's commercial events.

Jeremy Alderton, managing director of Independents by Sodexo, said: "Independents by Sodexo is delighted to begin a new partnership with Clifton College. We are looking forward to establishing a strong relationship with the team and are committed to providing students and the wider school community with creative, fresh food, and excellent service."

Dr Tim Greene, headmaster at Clifton College, said: "After looking at a range of school meal providers, we chose to select Sodexo due to their proven track record in providing children with healthy school meals. We were impressed with their creative yet healthy menus and are very much looking forward to working with them."

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