Pictured: Aspens Services managing partner John Roe with
students from Grace Academy Solihull, one of nine new contracts
secured by the company
Expanding independent contract caterer and support services
provider Aspens Services - based in Worcester - is celebrating
winning nine new school and Academy catering contracts totalling
£9 million in revenue over the next five years.
The new contracts mean the growing business will serve an extra
1.9 million meals annually from September 2011. The company's new
clients include St Chad's Catholic and Church of England School,
Runcorn, Cheshire; Chesterton Community College, Cambridge,
and Wolgarston High School in Penkridge,
Staffordshire.
Aspens has also been chosen for a multimillion pound contract to
deliver catering, hospitality and vending services at Grace Academy
Coventry, Grace Academy Solihull and Grace Academy Darlaston.
The nine contract gains will see Aspens deliver a range of
catering and hospitality services for 10,000 new customers.
"We are thrilled to have been chosen to operate these nine new
contracts and will be working closely with students and staff
focusing on the delivery of tailored, cost-effective foodservices
which cater to their local needs and provide them with
great-tasting food," says Aspens managing partner John Roe.
"This marks a significant stage in the continuing growth of
our business, founded three years ago. We now provide catering
services at 35 locations in England and Wales. I believe our
success is built on our team's expertise and commitment to working
with individual clients to ensure that we fully understand their
requirements and give them a service that delivers exactly what
they want. In line with this local focus, we have a strong
commitment to sustainability and the use of fresh high-quality
produce from local suppliers."
Aspens sources all perishable supplies from farmers and
producers within a 25-mile radius of its catering locations,
reducing food miles and boosting local economies. Menus incorporate
organic and Fairtrade produce as standard.
Aspens is one of a handful of caterers to have received the Soil
Association's Food for Life Gold Catering Mark for its menus,
recognising the use of local, seasonal produce as well as organic
and Fairtrade items and sustainably-sourced fish. Aspens also holds
the British Standard ISO 14001 for its environmental management
systems.