Commissioning and Staff Training Before Day One
I remember standing in a brand-new school kitchen three years ago, surrounded by gleaming stainless steel and the smell of…
Queue Length Decides What Gets Eaten
I remember standing in a primary school kitchen back in 2014, watching a line of thirty exhausted seven-year-olds staring at…
The Complete Guide to Kitchen Rotas
I’ve sat in too many cramped, humid school kitchens during the mid-morning rush to believe the nonsense that a “complete…
Twenty Minutes to Eat Is Not Enough
I’ve spent more time in echoing, fluorescent-lit school halls than I care to admit, and if there is one thing…
Two-stage Cleaning and Contact Time
I’ve walked into enough school kitchens to know that when I mention how to clean and sanitise properly, most catering…
The Complete Guide to Catering Staff Training
If you’ve ever sat through a three-hour, glossy PowerPoint presentation on food safety, only to watch your team ignore every…
Writing the Brief for a New Kitchen
I’ve sat in enough boardroom meetings with architects and contractors to know exactly where this goes wrong. They’ll show you…
Cutting Packaging at the Delivery Door
I’ve spent sixteen years walking into kitchens where the sheer volume of cardboard and single-use plastic feels like it’s staging…
Teaching Children to Describe What They Taste
I remember standing in a school kitchen three years ago, watching a trainee chef dump a massive container of pre-made…
Noise Exposure in a Busy Kitchen
I remember standing in a school kitchen during a Tuesday lunch rush, trying to confirm a dietary requirement for a…