Award-winning nursery catering
Lunch you’re proud to be serving
Hot meals cooked every morning in our Battersea kitchen by professional chefs, planned with our paediatric dietitian, and delivered to your setting ready to serve.
Fresh, never frozen · Fussy-eater approved · Dietitian planned · London delivery
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The menu
This isn’t nursery food as you know it
This week, children at our partner settings are eating Cuban mojo chicken with black beans, baked sea bass with jollof rice, chicken schnitzel, and slow-braised lamb with minted peas. Everything is made from scratch on the day and adapted to each child’s nutritional needs.
Where you are now
Every setting is different
Packed lunch only
You’ve considered hot meals before
The worry is usually the switch itself: telling parents, whether children will eat it, and how much work it adds for your team. More settings make this move than you’d expect, and most tell us it was easier than they thought.
Changing supplier
Your food isn’t matching what you want to offer
If parents are starting to ask questions, you’re right to look elsewhere. Settings that switch to V&Me tend to hear the difference quickly, from teachers and parents as well as children.
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Moving from packed lunch
The fear is disruption. The reality is different.
- Parents: relieved, not resistant. We write the letters, answer the questions and handle the admin.
- Children: there’s a settling period. By the end of term, settings see improvement even with the fussiest eaters.
- Your team: no kitchen needed. We handle allergens, temperatures and inspection records.
From settings we serve
What head teachers tell us
“We have always done packed lunches, for 42 years, and we weren’t sure about changing. But you have made it so easy for us and it has worked so well.”
Head teacher, nursery in SW6
“As soon as the delivery arrived, it just smelled so good, and it’s so different from our previous provider. We are so proud to be giving the children such fresh lunches.”
Head teacher, pre-school in SW1
“The quality of the food is consistently high, with a strong focus on healthy, well-balanced meals. The feedback from both children and parents has been overwhelmingly positive.”
Parent liaison, school in W1
Why settings switch
The difference shows on the plate
Straight from the oven
Not hot-held for hours, so no more mush and brown broccoli.
Made from scratch
Real fish and meat, not fish fingers and sausage rolls.
A direct line to us
We call you for feedback every term and make the changes in the next season.
Everything handled
Nothing to figure out
Oven to plate within 45 minutes
Cooked fresh in our Battersea kitchen every morning and delivered hot for your lunch time. No food sitting in a hot box for hours, no reheating, no kitchen needed.
Inside our kitchen →Admin and records done for you
We track and supply all the food temperature data you need for inspections. You keep it; we handle it.
Allergen management
A full ingredient list and allergen sheet with every delivery, plus individually labelled meals for children with dietary requirements.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to do any admin for parents?
No. We handle the ordering, billing and communication with parents directly. All we need to get started is their contact details.
Is there a minimum order for a nursery?
No, there is no minimum for nurseries in central London. Children tend to enjoy the food more when their friends are eating the same thing, though.
Do the meals come with allergen and ingredient lists?
Yes. Every meal comes with clear allergen guidance and a full ingredient list, plus allergy stickers so staff can handle dietary needs in the room.
How are food temperatures kept safe and recorded for Ofsted?
We record every food temperature an Ofsted inspection needs, so your team doesn’t have to.
For families
Tell parents about V&Me at home
Children who eat V&Me at home often eat better at nursery too.
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7–12 months
Baby meals
A different meal every day, at the right texture, so they grow up eating everything.
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1–4 years
Toddler meals
Keep the variety going through the years that set their habits, with portions that grow with them.
See toddler meals →See it for yourself
Book a tasting for your nursery
Try the food with your team before you decide. There’s no minimum order in central London.