School meals for ages 5–13
Real food your children ask for at school
Hot meals cooked every morning in our Battersea kitchen by professional chefs, planned with our paediatric dietitian, and delivered to your school ready to serve.
Fresh, never frozen · Fussy-eater approved · Dietitian planned · London delivery
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The menu
Real food they choose to eat
No sausage rolls, no fish fingers, no beige. Real meat, fish and vegetables, cooked from scratch each day and delivered straight from the oven. Every dish on the school menu is there because children asked for it.
Where you are now
The only school food keeping children and parents happy
Packed lunch only
You want school lunch to work
For the children, the parents and your staff. Proper hot food appeals, and the hesitation is always the same: will they actually eat it? We’ve helped schools make this move, and with the right menu and approach the answer is yes.
Changing supplier
Your hot meals aren’t good enough
Too processed, too repetitive, or children simply aren’t eating it, and parents are noticing. Our school menu is built around what primary-age children choose to eat, not what’s cheapest to produce.
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Parents and staff
Parents want school lunch to work. So do you.
Most parents would swap the morning lunchbox for a proper hot lunch, if they trusted their child would eat it. Here’s how we answer that.
- The menu: built for this age group, after years of listening to what children aged 5–11 actually eat.
- Parent communication: we send the welcome letter, the sample menu and the FAQs. You don’t write any of it.
- The first few weeks: there’s always a settling period, and we help you communicate through it.
- Your team: no kitchen and no extra admin. We handle allergens and dietary requirements.
Why schools switch
The gap between standard school catering and V&Me is not subtle
Cooked that morning
Not reheated, hot-held or shipped around the country. Every dish is cooked from scratch in Battersea and delivered for your lunch time.
A menu children helped build
Schnitzel, teriyaki salmon, peri peri chicken, all made the right way.
We know your school
We visit every school we serve and talk every term, so the service keeps improving.
From settings we serve
What schools and nurseries tell us
“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
“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
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 school?
No, there is no minimum for schools 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 at lunch.
See it for yourself
Book a tasting for your school
Try the food with your team before you decide. There’s no minimum order in central London.