Our school meal catering service is managed by a local catering group called Hutchisons. If you would like to access their website, please click on the link https://hutchisoncatering.co.uk/
Our school meal service is organised through a system called Appetite: https://appetite.hutchisoncatering.co.uk. A key option of this new service is a a pre-order system for your child’s school meal Parents can pre order for a day, a week, a month or a term. The system will accept orders until 9am each day. This has many benefits:-
- Children and parents can select the food they want to eat each day from the menu so children select what they like.
- Parents know what their child has had to eat.
- It reduces food wastage.
If you choose not to pre order food, your child will still get a school meal however there may be a limited choice from the menu that day. We have found it really beneficial for the cook when most of our families have pre-ordered their options, it also means the children are not disappointed and they receive exactly what they want to eat and has reduced a lot of food waste.
All parents/carers have been set up with an appetite account – please visit https://appetite.hutchisoncatering.co.uk. Through the appetite systems, you will be able to pre-order your child’s meals, pay for meals and view the menus.
- Hutchinson Catering – Welcome Letter
- Appetite Online – Parent Information
- Managing Special Diets – Parent Information
- Appetite Hutchisons – Privacy Policy
If you have a special diet request or allergy, please complete our online form here: https://forms.office.com/e/cRvd3FWSHU
You may be eligible for free school meals
To complete an application over the phone please call 0191 643 2288.
To complete an application online, follow the link below.
https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/238/free-school-meals