Chartwells: The UK’s leading school and education catering company
Primaries
Brightening pupils’ minds through nourishing food and exceptional experiences.
Secondaries
Inspiring students with wholesome food and lifelong memorable moments.
Colleges
Cultivating a love of fantastic food that is inclusive and perfectly delivered.
Universities
Continually innovating to deliver delicious food and dynamic experiences.
Independent
Sowing the seeds for pupils to make healthy, sustainable choices.
Transforming school and education catering across the UK
Welcome to Chartwells. We cultivate a love of fantastic food through exceptional school catering services, each brought to life by the passionate, values-driven teams at Chartwells Primary Schools, Chartwells Secondary Schools, Chartwells Colleges, Chartwells Universities and Chartwells Independent.
Every day, we connect thousands of pupils and students across the UK to wholesome food and memorable moments, with school food catering that inspires healthy, sustainable behaviours we hope will last a lifetime.
Putting health and sustainability first, every day
It’s not just the incredible dishes and flavours we create that make our school catering services so exceptional; it’s our wholehearted commitment to making a positive impact through every mouthful we serve – both on the wellbeing of our pupils and students and the health of our planet.
From the fresh, homegrown ingredients we source to the nutritional profiles of the menus we create, we go above and beyond to deliver truly rewarding school food services.
Join the Chartwells family
Could you be part of the UK’s leading school catering company, making education experiences more meaningful for thousands of pupils and students across the country?
When you join the team at Chartwells, you’ll be a key ingredient in helping to deliver so much more than fantastic food. You’ll also have the chance to progress in a global organisation, find exciting learning and development opportunities, and be supported by a team that truly cares.
The latest from Chartwells
Read more about our incredible partnerships, projects and passions with the latest news and updates from our teams across the country.
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Chartwells and University of Sussex unveil UK first contactless store
We have worked in partnership with the University of Sussex to launch the UK's first on-campus contactless store powered by 'Just Walk Out' technology.
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Chartwells wins Footprint Award
Exciting news - Chartwells was handed the Sustainability in Education Award at this year's Footprint Awards, held on 13th June 2024.
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Fuelling Young Minds Report highlights the need for food education
Our new report focuses on insight around the need to educate pupils, as well as using innovative ways to communicate with them.
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An innovative way to deliver food education
Our new Spotlight Session education series is designed with teachers, for teachers to further our commitment to educating more children.
Talk to our business development team
Whether you’d like to discuss how our school and education catering experiences could inspire your pupils or students, or you’re interested in partnering with our brilliant teams across the UK, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’re always happy to help! For all other enquiries, please visit our other enquiries page.
Email: enquiries@chartwells.co.uk
Phone: 0800 917 6818