Happy Birthday | Four Years of Goosemoor Educatering

Birthdays are to be celebrated.
And we are pleased to bring you this good news happy birthday story about our sponsor Goosemoor Educatering, four-years-old this month.

Four years ago, what started as a conversation turned into an idea, and that idea became Educatering.

From the beginning, our mission has been clear: to give children delicious, nutritious, restaurant-quality meals and to help schools feel confident and in control of their kitchens again.

Jamie Walsh, Founder and Director, brought with him years of experience in education, having worked at senior leadership level in schools. Rob Stevens, Co-Founder and Head of Educatering, is a chef with over 35 years of experience, more than a decade of which he spent working in educational catering at management level. Rob is passionate about helping schools bring their kitchens in-house, giving them the freedom to shape what is best for their pupils, whilst being supported by a trusted and professional team.

Educatering was born from our shared belief that school meals should be something children look forward to: meals made from scratch, full of goodness, using fresh local produce and tailored to what each school really needs. One-size-fits-all just doesn’t work when it comes to children’s nutrition.

Our very first school was in Exeter. At the time they were serving around 660 meals a week, which was quite low for a school with 400 pupils. Within two weeks of partnering with Educatering, that jumped to 990+ and soon settled at an average of 1,300 meals a week. All of them freshly cooked, packed with flavour, and made from the kind of ingredients you would find in a high-quality restaurant.

"From that one school, the Educatering family has grown, and how proud we are of that journey."

Today we work with 100+ schools across the South West: from primary and secondary schools to specialist settings and outdoor education centres. We are also proud to have links with a local professional sports team, and to be supported by more than 20 dedicated Regional and Area Managers; as well as our wonderful relief chef team, each one handpicked to uphold the high standards we set for ourselves.

Children are at the forefront of every decision that we make.
Everything we do, we do with one simple thought in mind: what is best for the children?
That is what guides us.
That is what drives us.

We are not "just" another catering company - we are a community. A family. And we believe that every child deserves a hot, nutritious meal that’s made with care.

Four years in, we are still growing, still learning, and still putting children at the heart of every decision we make. Here’s to everything we’ve achieved, and all the exciting things still to come.

​By Jamie Walsh, Director and Founder, Educatering & Rob Stevens, Head of Educatering and Co-Founder

find out more about educatering here

contact the educatering team here