"Assistance from allmanhall to help negotiate our food costs is priceless."
Overview
In 2022, Royal Russell School were proudly operating with in-house catering, however they decided it was time to review their existing procurement and support arrangements and consider what allmanhall could offer.
Background
Royal Russell School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school based in Croydon, South London. It was founded in 1853 and moved to its current parkland site in Croydon in 1924.
What did the client need?
Knowing there is always room for improvement, and that purchasing food from sustainable sources whilst driving further cost savings can never be underestimated, Royal Russell School’s key objectives were:
- Quality
- Price
- Allergen support
- Systems
- Networking
The results
allmanhall demonstrated a 12.23% saving in the first benchmark, enabling the School to start implementing changes very quickly. The team at Royal Russell continues to work hard when it comes to introducing new and innovative ideas. Complacency is not an option for Ed Broderick the Catering & Hospitality Manager, who hails the support received from allmanhall:
“Managing suppliers, contracts and pricing is something we would find challenging to balance alongside all our daily operations, so having the assistance from allmanhall to help negotiate our food costs is priceless.
Sustainability is a key focus for us, so we’ve been able to take advantage of allmanhall’s sustainability team to present to our pupils and provide useful insights and reports so that we can continue working hard to inspire our catering teams with innovative new products and concepts. We thoroughly enjoy attending allmanhall’s catering forums to help build our network and keep on top of legislation.”