Trio of Academy wins for Cucina
Catering expert Cucina has added the third Academy to its growing list of contracts. Cucina has won a three-year contract with The Bushey Academy in Hertfordshire, making Cucina one of the caterers that delivers to the most Academies across the country.
Out of 203 Academies across England, Cucina also delivers fresh food to The Basildon Academy in Essex and The Harefield Academy in Middlesex. Cucina, which now serves at 31 restaurants up and down the country, is serving fresh food to nearly 30,000 pupils. Already, Cucina has started a herb garden at The Bushey Academy, showing Cucina’s emphasis on fresh and locally sourced food and also helping the students to understand the importance of food provenance.
Cucina’s professional and innovative approach to food has helped it win the contract. This includes appointing a Head Chef to oversee the service and offering an educational food service which links the classroom to the kitchen.
Teachers, parents and pupils will all benefit from the fresh food that Cucina produces, as pupils and teachers can take food home after school.
Steve Quinn, Managing Director of Cucina, said:
“We are delighted with how our new opening at The Bushey Academy has gone and are pleased that our fresh food approach continues to be so well received. We are keen to try new ideas, providing more opportunities for pupils to learn about food nutrition. Our chef’s theatre allows pupils to see their food being made and gives them the chance to take part. We have seen sales as much as treble at our many new school contracts and it’s nice to be enticing so many new customers and bucking the decline being seen nationally.”
Misha’al Nasser-Green, Business Director for The Bushey Academy, added:
"We chose Cucina because we believe that they were best placed to provide The Academy with a very personalised and tailored service, to meet the specific and individual needs of all our students and staff. Their arrival supports our Academy ethos of being ‘proud to belong’ and this certainly gives us yet something else to be proud about!
“The quality of the food Cucina produce is very high, with a real emphasis on home produced and locally sourced food. The Acadmey and Cucina are already working very closely in partnership to support the curriculum and educate students on the benefits of eating healthily. We are confident that, through these significant improvements and the many new developments being planned for over the coming months, the introduction of Cucina will contribute significantly to the levels of enjoyment, achievement and general well-being experienced by all our students during their time at The Academy.”
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Cucina was founded by Steve Quinn, a food and support services professional with 26 years experience within the industry, working with international hotel groups such as Rank, Thistle, Hilton and Concorde (in France), as well as contract catering firms Sodexho (formerly Gardner Merchant) and the Compass Group. Steve works with a team of top chefs and professionals to ensure that his vision of great food is truly embraced and delivered.
Cucina provides restaurant quality food and have installed professional chefs to run its operations at the new contracts.
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