Our Story
More than 50 years of service to independent schools and still living by the principles that have made us who we are today:
Great food – Cooked from scratch, tasty, nutritious and made from ingredients we are proud of.
Community – Our catering and housekeeping teams are part of both their school family and the Chartwells Independent family - supported with training, food events and friendly expert advisors.
Innovation – New ideas are born every week from Food Festivals to Food Super Heroes.
Check out our Twitter feed to see what we are up to today @ChartwellsInd
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1969
First School Partnership
Our very first school partnership with Chigwell School began in 1969
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1982
Cambridge
Chartwells Independent gained their first contract in Cambridge
Providing breakfast, lunch and supper to day and boarding pupils at The Leys.
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1989
Haileybury College
We are proud to be appointed caterers at Haileybury College.
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1996
North London Collegiate School
Chartwells Independent partner with North London Collegiate School. Our first girls school in London.
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2003
Employee Reward Scheme
Our Be a Star employee reward scheme was launched.
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2008
Beyond the Chartwells Kitchen
Chartwells launched their first Beyond the Chartwells Kitchen programme.
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2017
Our Whisk Silver and Gold Awards were launched
Recognising talent we believe that everyone has the potential to grow and achieve their goals.
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2019
Continue to partner with Chigwell School
50 years on Chartwells Independent are proud to be the longest standing, specialist provider of quality catering, totally dedicated to the unique requirements of independent schools.
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