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Plant-Based Catering Training for Professional Kitchens

Practical vegetarian and vegan catering training for schools, healthcare, hospitality and workplace catering teams.

Delivered by experienced chefs who understand real kitchens, real constraints and real service environments.

Training Designed for Real Catering Environments

Our training is built around the realities of professional catering.

We work with schools, healthcare providers, hospitality venues and workplace catering teams to develop practical plant-based skills that can be applied immediately in service.

Unlike generic cookery courses, our programmes focus on:

* Real kitchen operations
* Large-scale catering environments
* Practical, repeatable dishes
* Customer uptake and satisfaction
* Building long-term confidence across teams

Learn from Specialist Vegetarian and Vegan Chefs

Our training is delivered by chefs with extensive experience in vegetarian and vegan food.

As specialists in plant-based catering, we understand:

* How to create dishes that work at scale
* The challenges catering teams face in practice
* How to balance flavour, nutrition and operational delivery
* What helps plant-based meals succeed in real environments

Training is practical, supportive and tailored to the needs of your team.

Training Tailored to Your Kitchen and Your Team

Every catering environment is different. That’s why we can tailor training to your:

* Sector and service style
* Kitchen setup and equipment
* Team experience level
* Menu requirements
* Operational challenges

Whether you need support with menu development, plant-based skills, sustainability goals or improving customer uptake, we can shape training around your priorities.

Just some of the organisaitons we’ve worked with

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What Our clients Say

Bolton Council

“These meals will be exciting and tasty additions to the school menus. Plant-based meals are becoming increasingly popular so we’re responding by giving more choice to parents and pupils, who are looking for an alternative.”

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St John’s School, Northwood

“When looking for vegetarian-specific training suitable for a school catering team, the Vegetarian Society Cookery School seemed to fit our needs perfectly. The highlight of the training was the trainers’ skill in engaging every staff member, even those initially resistant to vegetarian and vegan options. There was a fantastic energy and positivity to the training. Staff also really enjoyed trying the dishes.”

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University College Oxford

“There are definitely dishes the chefs learnt which will be introduced into the menus immediately. The good thing about the training is that it encouraged the chefs to try and taste new techniques and ingredients which will then naturally make their way into future dishes.”

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get a quote for your Catering training

Prices start at £850 a day for up to 12 attendees (plus VAT and travel expenses)

We will tailor our training to suit your needs, whether you would like training for one or multiple teams from different sites.

We will deliver the training in your kitchen, our kitchen or can source a venue (at an additional cost).

Fill out our form to receive a free no-obligation quote for your specific training needs.

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Sectors we work in

Restaurants

Stand out from other catering companies by enhancing your plant-based offering. Whether you cater for corporate events, run a restaurant or café or provide food for the public sector, we’ll equip you to handle the growing demand for plant-based options, helping you win more business.

Schools

Does your school accommodate the growing number of children who are vegetarian or vegan? By enhancing your plant-based offering, you’ll cater for a range of dietary requirements, save money and help students get their five a day.

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Hospitals

Is your hospital canteen reaping the benefits of offering a comprehensive plant-based menu? As well as boosting food sales, plant-based food can be more cost-effective, is more environmentally sustainable and allows you to cater to a wider variety of dietary requirements.

Professionals

From international brands’, product development chefs and line chefs, to owner/operators, right through to those wanting to start their own business – we’ve trained them all. Our expert tutors include professional chefs who have extensive experience of the food sector.

What our training focusses on

Plant-based menu development

Vegetarian and vegan cookery skills

Scaling dishes for catering environments

Improving uptake and customer satisfaction

Nutrition and meal balance

Practical kitchen delivery

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