Wychwood School, a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Oxford for pupils aged 11 to 18, has appointed Palmer & Howells as catering partner.
Newly appointed Chef Manager Jack Moss, with the support of two skilled chefs and catering assistants from the specialist caterer, has taken on the responsibility of providing nourishing food for the whole school.
Beyond daily meals, Palmer & Howells will extend its expertise to hospitality catering for all events ranging from open days and sporting events to various afternoon teas, lunches and dinners held throughout the year.
Emma Allen, Operations Director, says: "We are so proud to have been chosen as the exclusive food service provider for Wychwood School.
"Our understanding of the importance of forging a partnership that delivers a personalised and bespoke catering experience paved the way for the school to confidently outsource its catering operation.
We share the school’s passion for nurturing its pupils’ understanding of food and nutrition as well as instilling healthy eating habits from an early age.”
Duncan Radnor, Director of Operations at Wychwood School, adds: "This culinary partnership with Palmer & Howells enhances how we care for our day pupils and boarders at Wychwood School.
A mutual appreciation for serving food that is not only delicious and appealing, but crucially nutritious underscores our collaboration.
"We undertook a robust tender process to ensure we selected the right catering partner who understood the Wychwood ethos, and right from the start of the process Emma and the team listened and understood the vision of our catering provision, and the mobilisation period has been extremely well managed.
We are delighted by the initial positive and enthusiastic response of our pupils to the new food choices on offer.
It is wonderful to have Palmer & Howells on board at the start of an exciting journey for the school.”
The caterer will provide all meals, including breakfast, lunch and supper, seven days a week as well as morning break and after school snacks during the week.
They will also be providing hospitality services for events and have created diverse and wholesome menus for the pupils to enjoy.
