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Nursery Catering Company
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Delicious and nutritious nursery food for every child
As the UK’s leading nursery catering company, we provide delicious, nutrient-rich, balanced nursery meals, to help children enjoy every day to the fullest.
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Being an experienced nursery food supplier, nourishing young minds for more than two decades. We are proud to have been helping children across the South East learn, grow strong, be healthy, and play for more than 25 years. Our catering for day nurseries includes everything from freshly prepared lunches and baby purées to fruit boxes, salads, and delicious afternoon teas. Everything is prepared with children's health in mind.
Catering for every child’s needs. Each child is unique, and so are their dietary needs. Rest assured that we take children's food allergies and intolerances very seriously. Thanks to our brilliant nutritional consultant and dedicated team of experts, we cater to all dietary and allergy requirements, so no child misses out.
Fresh, local, and sustainable ingredients. We care deeply about our planet and our children's future. That's why we prioritise using local, seasonal ingredients that can be sourced as near as possible and traced from farm to fork. By sourcing ingredients locally, we ensure that children receive fresh and highly nutritious nursery meals for a balanced diet.
Food variety and inclusion. We believe that every child should enjoy their nursery experience to the fullest, and that includes mealtime. We offer a diverse range of menus and dishes that change regularly, so that children can experience a range of different flavours and cuisines and develop a broader appreciation for food.
Quality food in nurseries made easy with Zebedees
We get up early, so you don’t have to!
Our chefs get up with the birds to put love and care into every wholesome meal. With our nursery lunch delivery service, your dishes arrive piping hot and ready to eat every single school day. So, when lunchtime rolls around all you have to do is serve. This is thanks to our branded fleet of Zebedees vans, which carry and deliver your food in temperature-controlled, insulated boxes to ensure the highest standards of food safety and hygiene.
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Zebedees Emergency Nursery Meal Cover
The nursery chef called in sick? No need to panic! We've got you covered.
We understand the challenges nurseries face when dealing with unexpected staff sickness, holidays, and catering staff shortages. That's why we offer a flexible solution in addition to our permanent nursery meal delivery service.
Our emergency, short-term meal cover for nurseries ensures children continue to receive nutritious meals, even during unexpected staff absences.
While other caterers offer chilled or frozen food, requiring nurseries to build their own menus, we can deliver hot, ready-to-serve meals the next day. With this approach, we can provide emergency catering support to nurseries at short notice, all while maintaining exceptional meal quality.
Don’t let a sick day disrupt your children’s mealtime. Request emergency nursery meal cover today!
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Expert-approved nursery meals
Over 10,000 children across the South East of England tuck into our hot nursery meals every school day, and 3,500 children enjoy our afternoon teas. We take our responsibility for their health, wellbeing, and development extremely seriously.
With over two decades of experience in the nursery catering industry, we understand the importance of providing kids with healthy, high-quality food in nurseries. We're dedicated to continuously improving and updating our nursery menus to ensure they meet government guidelines and appeal to the taste of the little ones. That's why we've partnered with the incredible Baby & Child Nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed, author of the Sunday Times bestseller How to Wean Your Baby.
I’ve always wanted to team up with a nursery meal provider as I feel that I can be a helpful influence on what is going onto hundreds of little ones’ plates this way. I’m very proud to work with Zebedees and with the dedication the team put into creating the best menus.
Charlotte Stirling-Reed Founder of SR Nutrition
We believe every child deserves the best possible chance to learn and play, along with access to optimal nutrition for healthy growth. This is why we take such care to provide them with nutritionally balanced meals, made using fresh and quality ingredients.
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We’re proud of our client reviews
Hear from two of our nurseries on why they chose Zebedees and how our hot, lunchtime service has benefitted their setting.
Case Study 1
Why Choose Hot Lunches
We have been using Zebedees for nearly 5 years now, we opened up our nursery and they were very professional to cater for a smaller amount until we had a full setting. Zebedees are very professional, food is delicious and the children get very excited when they see our delivery driver. He has become part of the family.
Kirsty
Manager at Bright Beginnings
I've been consistently impressed by the nutritional quality and variety of meals provided by Zebedees. Their menu choices reflect a thoughtful blend of essential food groups, ensuring our children receive a diverse array of nutrients vital for their growth and development.
Rocia
Manager at Park House Seahorse
Our nursery has used Zebedees for the past 17 years. They have excellent customer service and any issues (and there have not been many at all) have always been dealt with promptly and efficiently. The delivery drivers always deliver the meals with a smile on their face. The food is delicious and nutritional and even our fussiest of eaters enjoy the dinners. We love Zebedees!
Genna
Manager at Tots & Time Out
We love Zebedees - they take the stress of providing nutritional and tasty food to the children. The children (and staff) enjoy the meals that arrive hot and ready to dish.
Elaine
Manager at Little Cherubs
We have been a customer of Zebedees for many years and this is simply because they are the best. They provide wonderful nutritious food for the children, their online ordering system is easy to use and they can cater for all our children's allergies and dietary needs. The team at Zebedees are fantastic, in particular Dawn always goes above and beyond. Thank you for everything.
Sharn
Group Manager at Snowdrop House
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