Useful Information

School Lunches

NYES Catering School Meals

School meals can provide a healthy and nutritionally balanced meal for your child every day.

Our NYES Catering service provides school meals to many of the schools in North Yorkshire, as well as many schools in the surrounding area, with the aim of bringing enjoyment to school lunchtimes with local, fresh, great quality food being at the heart of what we do.

We follow a healthy eating policy, with 75% of our food produced daily in a school kitchen. We provide:

• Red tractor approved fresh meat and poultry
• Free-range eggs and sustainably caught fish
• A menu that is fully compliant to the School Food Standards
• Fruit and vegetables sourced regionally where possible using local suppliers to promote local businesses and reduce our carbon footprint
• Products free from additives associated with health problems in young children
• A menu that is nutritionally analysed, as well as being checked by a registered nutritionist
• Information and menu guidance on any specific dietary requirements any staff or pupils may have
• Fats free from hydrogenated oils
• Menus that are nutritionally balanced.

You can view our school meals food policy here.

NYES Catering hold Food for Life accreditation which recognises that we are committed to serving fresh, healthy, and sustainable meals using local food producers.

NYES Catering are also the current holders of the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) award for Best Service Team. The APSE awards recognise the very best in public services, receiving nominations from across the UK.

Our primary school menus:

• Are changed twice a year to reflect the seasons
• Have a three-week menu cycle, allowing children to become familiar with the food served
• Are written using feedback from pupils, parents, carers, cooks and school staff.

We also offer jacket potatoes and sandwiches.

Our menus are also available in multiple additional languages: Arabic, Dari, Malay, Pashto, Romanian, Ukrainian. All menus can be downloaded from the North Yorkshire Council website here.

We host fun promotional event days throughout the year with special menus to add an extra “buzz” to school lunches. Recent examples include Build a Burger, Best of British and Street Food. These exciting one-off menus are shared with the school ahead of the day; please ask the school for more information.

If your child has an allergy to one of the 14 allergens, intolerance, or allergy to any food not included in the 14 allergens, or any other special dietary requirement, please talk to us and we will try to accommodate their requirements. Our cooks and catering managers are fully trained and updated in special dietary management. More information can be found on the North Yorkshire Council website here and we have a Special Diet Welcome Pack which can be downloaded from this page on the NYES Catering website. Please contact the headteacher in the first instance, stating the required diet and our team will be in touch.

All Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals.

Free School Meals are also available for all pupils whose families receive financial support. Find out more on the North Yorkshire Council website free school meals page.

For more information and answers to some frequently asked questions visit the North Yorkshire Council school meals webpage.