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HES Catering Services are proud to announce that we are ISO9001 Certified

We are proud to have been awarded ISO 9001 certification, an internationally recognised standard that ensures services meet the needs of clients through an effective quality management system.

Our decision to work towards ISO 9001 accreditation demonstrates our commitment to providing a high-quality and consistent service to our clients and our ongoing investment in technology, development and processes and procedures. To become ISO 9001 compliant, we underwent an evaluation process that included quality management system development, a management system documentation review, pre-audit, initial assessment, and clearance of non-conformances, all of which work to identify corrective actions that eliminate non-conformance to the quality management standard.

1st year Anniversary of Veggie Run Competition

To celebrate Veggie Run’s birthday, HES Catering Services are calling on budding young creative minds to design and draw a Veggie Run arch-enemy. The most captivating design will win one terms of worth of free catered school lunches from September 2019.

This unhealthy arch-enemy character could be something like Kendal Kebab or Freddie Fried Chicken, with the winning character eventually being added to the Veggie Run app. Any Havering primary, infant or junior pupil can enter, they just need to submit:

• Arch-enemy character design
• Character name
• Brief reason as to why the character is unhealthy
• Submit on a A4 piece of paper to either their school kitchen or email to schoolcatering@havering.gov.uk
• Include pupils name, school and class.

Competition is open from 29 April – 24 May and the winner will be announced on the 10 June. If the winning pupil is in KS1, credit will be saved until they enter KS2.
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Veggie Run tops 20,000 downloads

Veggie Run tops 20,000 downloads

To celebrate Veggie Run being downloaded over 20,000 times, Havering Council is rewarding pupils who have supported the healthy living campaign by launching two new exciting competitions.

These competitions will reward pupils who eat healthy school catered lunches and are playing the fun Veggie Run app. To win the first competition game players just need to rank on the Veggie Run leader board by the 22 March to be in with a chance of winning two tickets to watch West Ham United play Everton on Saturday 30 March.

Secondly, Pupils who eat a healthy school catered lunch every Tuesday during March, could win themselves and their parent a free Adventurer day to Stubbers Adventure Centre in Upminster, during May or June. These thrilling outdoor activity days, offer a chance to take part in four activities that may include abseiling, archery, climbing or even a water sport. There are 20 places to be won.

Cllr Robert Benham, Children’s Services, Learning and Education, said:
“It is fantastic news that Veggie Run has now been downloaded over 20,000 times since launching in only April 2018. This is a brilliant opportunity to reward children who are supporting the Councils healthy living campaign by either eating a healthy school catered lunch or playing the fun education Veggie Run app.

“HES Catering Services designed these competitions with the West Ham Foundation and Stubbers Activity Centre as they are passionate about rewarding pupils who eat a healthy school catered lunch in Havering.”

Veggie Run partnered with Stubbers Adventure Centre in January, and has already awarded Benhurst Primary and St Edwards Primary school with a free class trip to Stubbers. As both schools consumed the highest number of healthy school catered lunches before half term. There are still four more class trips to be won during March for any Havering primary, infant or junior school whose pupils eat healthy school lunches.

Veggie Run can still be downloaded from either the App store or Google Play and pupils can easily create an account using their schools unique Four digit code. T

Veggie Run starts a new outdoor adventure

Veggie Run, Havering Councils healthy living campaign for children is pleased to announce a new partnership with Stubbers Adventure Centre in Upminster. This exciting collaboration aims to offer Havering primary, infant and junior pupils increased access to outdoor adventure at the largest activity centre in the Southeast.

To celebrate this partnership Stubbers Adventure Centre has created six bespoke ‘Learning Outside of the Classroom’ activity days for primary, infant or junior schools to be won. The activity days are a great opportunity for children to participate in archery, climbing, bush craft or woodland construction. They are designed to develop children’s independence, confidence and problem solving skills outside of the classroom. To win this class prize, pupils just need to eat a healthy school catered lunch from HES Catering Services.

Cllr Robert Benham, Children’s Services, Learning and Education, said:

“This new partnership from the Council showcases how Veggie Run continues to develop innovative prizes to promote healthy living to Havering children in a fun and educational way. Veggie Run is also partnered with the premiership West Ham United Foundation, and 2400 children are already benefiting from that unique collaboration.

“HES Catering Services designed these competitions as they are  passionate about encouraging pupils to eat a healthy school catered lunch in Havering.

“The Veggie Run app has now been downloaded over 20,000 times and is a brilliant game to encourage children to dodge unhealthy foods and compete to win real sporty prizes for themselves or their school.”

Ben Woodcock, Head of Operations, Stubbers Adventure Centre, said:

“Stubbers is the largest activity centre in the Southeast and are proud to be working with the Councils healthy living Veggie Run campaign. This partnership is a great opportunity for us to create fun and educational outdoor adventure for so many Havering pupils.”

Congratulations to our latest Veggie Run competition winner

Adam Mannan from Benhurst school was the proud winner of a signed football by the West Ham Unit first team players. Pictured receiving the award by our Head of Catering Dennis Brewin, along with Head teacher David Denchfield and Kitchen Supervisor Susan Drew.

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Look out for more news on other winners from this exciting competition later this week

HES Catering Services awarded Best Healthy Eating Initiative Award at Food Matters Live 2018

Veggie Run wins, ‘Best Healthy Eating Initiative’ at the annual Food Matters Live 2018 Awards. The event is a celebration of the latest innovation from across the food, drink and nutrition sectors in England.

Food Matters live attracts global attention with over 550 companies attending the exhibition, and more than 20,000 people visiting the event. Veggie Run faced national competition and was examined by a panel of 24 expert judges from across the food and drink industry, winners were announced on the 21 November, at The ExCel, London.

Cllr Robert Benham, Children’s Services, Learning and Education, said:

“It is great for Havering Councils ‘Veggie Run’ to be recognised by industry leaders from across the UK as being at the forefront of innovation in healthy eating initiatives.

“Through HES Catering Services developing Veggie Run, the in-school healthy catered meal uptake has increased by 15 percent in primary and junior schools, and the app has now partnered with the West Ham United Foundation, Everyone Active, Quorn and sQuid to provide sporty prizes for Havering pupils and schools.”

Veggie Run is the first Council-created app in England designed to educate children aged four – 11 years old about healthy eating and promote the rewards of a healthy school catered lunch. The app has been downloaded more than 20,000 times since being launched in April 2018 by the Councils in-house HES Catering Service. Through digital game play pupils are encouraged to dodge unhealthy foods and have the opportunity to win tangible sporty prizes.

Download Veggie Run for your Child on iTunes. Please search for ‘veggierun’ or click this link for GooglePlay download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mct.veggierun&hl=en

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HES Catering and West Ham Foundation officially launch healthy living partnership

10 lucky winners of the London Borough of Havering competition were on hand at the official launch of the partnership between HES Catering Services and West Ham Foundation to deliver healthy living to the children of Havering.

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Head of Catering Dennis Brewin along with the lucky children, enjoyed a stadium tour, and met 2 first team players. Dennis Brewin stated “I am very proud to launch this partnership, that will benefit the children and parents of Havering and is a part of our overall strategy to encourage and educate on a healthy lifestyle, and to be working with such an esteemed partner as West ham is a fantastic boost for us and the project”

The project will see West Ham work with schools to deliver their “Healthy Hammers” program to schools which will educate children on a the benefits of exercise, sleep and a nutritious healthy diet, which includes the need to have a healthy school lunch!

Look out for more information on this project soon!

HES Employees reach milestone 25+ years of service

HES Catering Services hosted an afternoon tea to give some well deserved long service awards to members of our team who have worked for 25+years with London Borough of Havering.

The awards were hosted at Langton’s House with the awards issued by Chief Executive Andrew Blake-Herbert and Assistant Director of Education Services Trevor Cook.

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Congratulations to all our colleague for reaching this milestone

HES Catering Services achieves ISO14001 -2015 standard

HES Catering Services Environmental Management System has been accredited to ISO 14001 2015 standards which shows our commitment in providing a quality catering service to all our clients that is both Environmentally focused with a promise to reduce food wastage and the use of disposables within our schools.

Dennis Brewin, Head of Catering commented “this is the first step in our commitment to provide an environmentally friendly service and we are immensely proud that our EMS system has now been award the quality standard ISO 14001”

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