Background
Impact Food Group is a market-leading school catering company focused on providing healthier food to children and promoting a positive food culture among pupils. The business was created in 2018 by bringing together two leading caterers to form IFG with the mission to provide high-quality, nutritious food to children. Today, IFG is among the largest independent specialist education caterers, partnering with primary, secondary and independent schools across the UK. IFG follows a truly differentiated proposition through its executive chef-led approach and by cooking with fresh, local, high-quality ingredients to create seasonal and diverse menus, whilst minimising packaging and food waste and maximising recycling. School catering offers a clear opportunity to improve health outcomes and improve educational performance. IFG is constantly working to make its recipes healthier, by championing nutritional improvement and wellbeing of pupils – reducing fat, salt and sugar content in meals. IFG also works closely with parent and student groups to promote healthier eating habits. IFG drives measurably better throughput in schools, allowing more students to eat better food, every day.
What we did
THI brings substantial expertise in growing successful businesses in the education and related services segment with a longer-term perspective. THI will support the IFG team to Feed More Students Better Food by focussing on the quality of food to enhance uptake at IFG’s school customers and therefore educational attainment by students. Further investment will also enable IFG to develop in the secondary, independent and primary schools segments, as well as build a presence in adjacent services.
“We are very excited about the partnership with THI. We believe THI are the best partner to help us further develop the business strategically for the years to come and continue to build a positive food culture and thereby improve pupil health through nutritious food.”
John Hamill, CEO at Impact Food Group
DEAL FACTS
Investment date
August 2022
Headquarters
UK
Intent
Buyout
Status
Active
PRESS RELEASE
Background
Impact Food Group is a market-leading school catering company focused on providing healthier food to children and promoting a positive food culture among pupils. The business was created in 2018 by bringing together two leading caterers to form IFG with the mission to provide high-quality, nutritious food to children. Today, IFG is among the largest independent specialist education caterers, partnering with primary, secondary and independent schools across the UK. IFG follows a truly differentiated proposition through its executive chef-led approach and by cooking with fresh, local, high-quality ingredients to create seasonal and diverse menus, whilst minimising packaging and food waste and maximising recycling. School catering offers a clear opportunity to improve health outcomes and improve educational performance. IFG is constantly working to make its recipes healthier, by championing nutritional improvement and wellbeing of pupils – reducing fat, salt and sugar content in meals. IFG also works closely with parent and student groups to promote healthier eating habits. IFG drives measurably better throughput in schools, allowing more students to eat better food, every day.
What we did
THI brings substantial expertise in growing successful businesses in the education and related services segment with a longer-term perspective. THI will support the IFG team to Feed More Students Better Food by focussing on the quality of food to enhance uptake at IFG’s school customers and therefore educational attainment by students. Further investment will also enable IFG to develop in the secondary, independent and primary schools segments, as well as build a presence in adjacent services.
“We are very excited about the partnership with THI. We believe THI are the best partner to help us further develop the business strategically for the years to come and continue to build a positive food culture and thereby improve pupil health through nutritious food.”
John Hamill, CEO at Impact Food Group
DEAL FACTS
Investment date
August 2022
Headquarters
UK
Intent
Buyout
Status
Active
PRESS RELEASE
Background
Impact Food Group is a market-leading school catering company focused on providing healthier food to children and promoting a positive food culture among pupils. The business was created in 2018 by bringing together two leading caterers to form IFG with the mission to provide high-quality, nutritious food to children. Today, IFG is among the largest independent specialist education caterers, partnering with primary, secondary and independent schools across the UK.
IFG follows a truly differentiated proposition through its executive chef-led approach and by cooking with fresh, local, high-quality ingredients to create seasonal and diverse menus, whilst minimising packaging and food waste and maximising recycling.
School catering offers a clear opportunity to improve health outcomes and improve educational performance. IFG is constantly working to make its recipes healthier, by championing nutritional improvement and wellbeing of pupils – reducing fat, salt and sugar content in meals. IFG also works closely with parent and student groups to promote healthier eating habits. IFG drives measurably better throughput in schools, allowing more students to eat better food, every day.
What we did
THI brings substantial expertise in growing successful businesses in the education and related services segment with a longer-term perspective. THI will support the IFG team to Feed More Students Better Food by focussing on the quality of food to enhance uptake at IFG’s school customers and therefore educational attainment by students. Further investment will also enable IFG to develop in the secondary, independent and primary schools segments, as well as build a presence in adjacent services.
“We are very excited about the partnership with THI. We believe THI are the best partner to help us further develop the business strategically for the years to come and continue to build a positive food culture and thereby improve pupil health through nutritious food.”
John Hamill, CEO at Impact Food Group
DEAL FACTS
Investment date
August 2022
Headquarters
UK
Intent
Buyout
Status
Active
PRESS RELEASE
