Keep school kitchens safe, compliant, and efficient
School kitchens feed hundreds of children daily with strict allergen controls and nutritional standards. Paddl helps you manage it all without the paperwork burden.
Sound familiar?
Every school operator knows these headaches
Children's allergen safety
Children may not recognise or communicate allergic reactions. Allergen controls must be absolute — there is no margin for error when feeding hundreds of young people.
School Food Standards compliance
Meeting the mandatory School Food Standards for nutritional balance while managing budgets, waste, and diverse preferences is a daily balancing act.
Limited budgets, high accountability
School catering operates on tight margins. Compliance can't be an expensive bolt-on — it needs to be woven into existing workflows without adding cost.
Parental communication
Parents need confidence that their child's dietary needs are understood and managed. One allergen incident erodes trust across the entire school community.
Purpose-built for school catering operations
Paddl understands the unique pressures of school kitchens — high volumes, tight budgets, and the responsibility of feeding children safely every single day.
HACCP Plans for Schools
AI-generated HACCP plans covering school-specific processes including batch cooking, hot-holding for service periods, packed lunch storage, and allergen segregation.
Allergen Management
Track all 14 UK allergens across every menu item. Visual allergen charts for kitchen and serving staff. Flag conflicts with known pupil allergies.
SFBB Documentation
Digital Safer Food Better Business packs for school settings. Always inspection-ready, with automatic gap detection to catch missing records before inspectors do.
Temperature Logging
Digital temperature checks for fridges, freezers, hot-holding cabinets, and delivery vehicles. Automatic alerts when readings breach safe limits.
Staff Training & Certification
Track food hygiene Level 2 certifications, allergen awareness training, and safeguarding. Automated reminders when renewals are due.
Cleaning Schedules
Digital cleaning checklists for kitchen, dining hall, and serving areas. Staff complete with photo evidence and timestamps. Term-time and holiday schedules.
Equipment Maintenance
Schedule maintenance for ovens, steamers, dishwashers, and cold storage. Prevent breakdowns during term time when you can't afford kitchen downtime.
Supplier & Delivery Checks
Log deliveries with temperature checks and condition notes. Full supply chain traceability for every ingredient that enters the school kitchen.
What school operators achieve
Real improvements from schools using Paddl
Common questions about schools
What food safety requirements do school kitchens have in the UK?
UK school kitchens must comply with food hygiene regulations (EC 852/2004), have HACCP-based food safety management systems (typically SFBB), track allergens under Natasha's Law, meet School Food Standards for nutrition, and maintain EHO hygiene ratings. Paddl covers all of these in one platform.
How does Paddl help manage allergens for school meals?
Paddl tracks all 14 UK allergens for every menu item, provides visual allergen charts for kitchen and serving staff, and maintains a complete audit trail. When menus change or suppliers swap ingredients, allergen records update automatically.
Is Paddl affordable for school catering budgets?
Paddl is designed to be cost-effective for education settings. The time saved on paperwork, reduced compliance risk, and improved inspection outcomes deliver clear return on investment even on tight school budgets.
Can Paddl handle multi-academy trust catering across multiple schools?
Yes. Paddl's multi-site architecture lets you manage compliance across all schools from one dashboard, while each kitchen maintains its own records and routines. Standardise templates and training across the trust.
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