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CASE STUDY · EDUCATION & CONTRACT CATERING · LONDON & SOUTH EAST

Olive Dining: One Standard of Coffee Across Every Site

Catering for more than 24 secondary schools — where the hard part is making site twenty-four taste exactly like site one.

  • 24+ school sites

    Served to a single quality standard

  • Controlled roast profiles

    No drift between batches or terms

  • Ethical sourcing

    A standard client schools can stand behind

Sector: Education & contract catering · Scale: 24+ secondary school sites, London and the South East · Supplied: coffee, consumables and equipment support at scale

One standard of coffee across every site

Olive Dining runs catering for more than two dozen secondary schools across London and the South East. For a trade buyer at that scale, the hard part isn't finding good coffee — it's making the coffee in site twenty-four taste exactly like the coffee in site one, week after week, term after term.

The challenge

Multi-site catering multiplies every small supply problem. Olive Dining needed a wholesale partner offering controlled roast profiles so quality never drifts between batches, dependable delivery scheduling around term dates, ethical sourcing their client schools could stand behind, and support that answers the phone when a machine question can't wait.

What we supplied

We built a repeatable trade supply programme: fixed roast profiles for their chosen blends, case-quantity ordering matched to each site's throughput, and coordinated deliveries from our Surrey roastery. Reliable machines across the estate are backed by quick, responsive support, so staff spend their time serving rather than troubleshooting.

The results

  • 24+ school sites served to a single quality standard
  • Consistent cup quality maintained through controlled roast profiles and fresh, scheduled supply
  • A long-term partnership built on ethical sourcing and responsive service

“Redber helps us deliver consistent quality across more than 24 school sites — reliable machines, ethical sourcing, and quick, responsive support.”

Caroline Whyman, Director of Operations, Olive Dining

Buying for multiple sites?

Order the same trade supply directly: coffee bean cases (6kg), bulk 12kg cases, filter coffee sachets and catering tea all check out online up to £5,000. For multi-site machine estates, servicing and leasing agreements, our corporate team arranges the contract — start with an enquiry via our trade contact page or call 01483 808580.

How it came together

  • The challenge

    Multi-site catering multiplies every small supply problem — quality drift between batches, deliveries that ignore term dates, and machine questions that cannot wait for a callback.

  • What we supplied

    Fixed roast profiles for their chosen blends, case-quantity ordering matched to each site's throughput, and coordinated deliveries from our Surrey roastery around the school calendar.

  • The support model

    Reliable machines across the estate backed by quick, responsive support, so catering staff spend their time serving rather than troubleshooting equipment.

Redber helps us deliver consistent quality across more than 24 school sites — reliable machines, ethical sourcing, and quick, responsive support.

Caroline Whyman

Director of Operations, Olive Dining

Buying for several sites?

Orders up to £5,000 check out online. For machine estates, servicing and leasing agreements, our corporate team arranges the contract — start with an enquiry.