Bring healthy eating to life in your school
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Award-Winning workshops that align with PSHE and Healthy Schools objectives, designed to inspire pupils and support teachers.
Why is healthy eating education in schools important?
Healthy eating is about more than just eating healthy food — it’s about giving pupils the energy, focus, and confidence to thrive in and beyond the classroom. With children’s health and wellbeing under increasing pressure, schools have a vital role in shaping positive habits early on.
The School Food Showdown turns healthy eating education into a fun, memorable experience that truly makes healthy eating stick.
170,000+
Pupils inspired
9.7/10
Average pupil rating
100% of Teachers
Would recommend us
“One of the best workshops we’ve ever booked.
Engaging, easy to organise, and the children loved it!”
Sarah
Headteacher, A Cheshire Primary School
Ideal for Primary Schools, Year 7, 8, and 9.
Our most popular workshop!
Our most interactive workshop.
The apprentice meets dragons den.
Our brand new cooking school, for integration into primary curriculum.
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Ideal for Primary Schools, Year 7, 8, and 9.
Our most popular workshop!
The theme of the show
To emphasise healthy eating, aligned with the NHS Eatwell Guide.
We drive home the importance of eating right, helping students identify food groups and create balanced meals. It keeps everyone completely engaged throughout!
It's proven to have a positive impact on healthy eating in schools, helping students make healthy choices that they can take into adulthood.
An exhilarating show!
The School Food Showdown is exhilarating, fun, hilarious, super interactive and educational for all!
We get so many volunteers involved in the workshop, including chefs and lots of tasters at the end!
The School Food Showdown is 1 hour long.
“We’ve just had Ben in for the workshop, and I wanted to say how absolutely brilliant it was. The children and staff loved it – it was interactive, engaging, fun, and educational. Honestly, it’s one of the best workshops we’ve ever had, so a massive thank you to you and Ben.
A special mention to Ben himself, he was fantastic with the children, so warm, approachable, and full of energy. He created such a positive and inclusive atmosphere that really brought the session to life.”
Alice
Principal, St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Pupil Impact
The feedback is amazing! It has been proven over and over again that pupils love it, and they learn from it.
The workshop is super interactive, and super fun for everyone (especially staff)!
We get lots and lots of volunteers and tasters throughout the whole event.
Please ask how we manage allergens and dietary requirements.
"Absolutely fantastic!
The children and staff were totally engaged and learned so much!
We will definitely be in touch to book for other year groups for enrichment days!
You were brilliant and really brought across the message in an exciting and encouraging way to all our children. Thank you so much!"
Headteacher
St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
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Why does it work so well?
Aligned with school goals
- Meets PHSE and Healthy eating objectives
- Reinforces the Eatwell guide
- Supports OFSTED's focus on wellbeing and pupil engagement
Proven to inspire
- 91% of pupils surveyed were inspired to eat healthier and have a go at cooking healthy food.
Real Chefs, Real Skill
- Inspiring practical cooking skills
- Super engaging in a gameshow format
- Involving teachers and staff to carry on the learning potential
Effortless for schools
We handle it all so staff don't need to worry!
- Risk Assessment
- Support with funding bids
- Press release preparation
"A special mention to Ben, he was fantastic with the children, so warm, approachable, and full of energy.
He created such a positive and inclusive atmosphere that really brought the session to life.”
Ms Wilson
Headteacher, Henley in Arden
Choose a plan best for you and your school
The prices below are for shows delivered in one school, on the same day.
What do schools say?
Watch the video below to see how a teacher felt about The School Food Showdown after a visit.
Contact us
If you prefer to speak to us on the phone,
please call Chef Ben on 07837 207 590
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What is The Restaurant Rivals?
Around the world, we’re eating more and more processed foods, and less fresh ingredients, such as vegetables. This means that on average, we're eating more foods that are higher in fats, sugar and salt.
Pupils will join a competitive careers and skills challenge where students form their own restaurant concept — from menu creation and budgeting to customer service, marketing, and leadership, whilst aligning with the Eat Well Guide.
The Restaurant Rivals is a perfect blend of creativity and teamwork to boost employable skills.
The whole experience will have your pupils buzzing about food, the restaurant industry,
whilst practicing key skills for life.
A Highly Effective Workshop
90 Minutes Long
Providing maximum impact and minimal disruption to help your PHSE and careers goals.
Everyone gets involved
The Rivals involves group work and presentations!
Inclusive for all
Even the hardest pupils to crack love The Rivals workshop.
Skills Builder Focused
It's designed for maximum impact for your careers goals.
It covers the top 10 employable skills.
A 90-minute workshop that encompasses:
- teamwork
- presentation skills
- time management skills
- cooking experience
- and lots of fun!
Pupil Impact
The Restaurant Rivals workshops aims to help young people stay healthy, safe and prepared for life and the work environment. How so?
Group work encourages communication, time management, task management, innovation and confidence.
The Pitch or Presentations
help build public speaking confidence, presentation skills and articulation in front of peers.
The cook off finale
is a great fun way to cement everything learnt by positive reinforcement. It encourages creativity, time management, self confidence and hammers home the truth about healthy eating and its benefits.
The group work
In groups, all pupils will club together to design a restaurant that delivers healthy food, based on the NHS Eatwell guide.
They will need to have a signature dish, set pricing and get ready to sell their concept to our Chef.
The pitch
The Restaurant groups will take their concepts to the centre stage and sell their concept to the entire group.
They will be quizzed by our chef on the food, how healthy their signature dish is, how they set the budget, and why they should be chosen for the grand finale - the cook off!
The cook-off finale!
The top restaurants will go head to head with a selection of surprise ingredients to cook the best healthy balance meal they can, to prove they truly have the best restaurant team!
The winning Restaurant team will be chosen by tasters, VIP judges (Teachers) and our Chef.
Note: The ingredients have been planned to avoid any allergens.
How does it work with the
Skills Builder Universal Framework?
Our aim is to help all pupils Learn new skills, Develop new skills and Apply new skills.
1. Listening
Students must carefully follow instructions, safety rules and task briefings to succeed in this fast-paced, restaurant model scenario.
2. Speaking
Students practise clear communication, public speaking and active listening, while interacting with their teammates and facilitators.
3. Problem Solving
Realistic challenges require students to identify issues, suggest solutions and act quickly, building confidence in decision-making.
4. Creativity
The competitive and supportive environment encourages enthusiasm for creativity, and a willingness to take on new creative tasks in order to succeed.
5. Adapting
Students respond to challenges or other students ideas, developing flexibility and the ability to adjust to ideas quickly.
6. Planning
Teams work to strict deadlines, learning to prioritise tasks in order to progress to the next part of the challenge - The Cook Off!
7. Leadership
Students collaborate in defined restaurant roles, learning how teamwork and shared responsibility lead to collective success.
8. Teamwork
Each student must fulfil their assigned role and stay focused throughout the event, demonstrating reliability and dedication to their team.
How it supports the
Gatsby Benchmarks?
The Restaurant Rivals is highly effective in meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks by providing meaningful employer encounters, real-world experiences, and clear links between curriculum learning and future careers.
Its structured roles, hands-on challenges help students develop essential employability skills while giving schools strong, reportable evidence across multiple benchmarks in a single, engaging event.
Benchmark 1
A stable careers programme
The Restaurant rivals is a structured workshop that can be integrated annually into your careers strategy.
Benchmark 2
Learning from Career & Labour Market Information
Students explore roles across hospitality, food production, business, marketing, finance, and customer service.
Benchmark 3
Addressing the Needs of Each Pupil
Strong connections to Food Tech, PSHE, Business, STEM, and English.
Benchmark 4
Linking Curriculum Learning to Careers
Strong connections to Food Tech, PSHE, Business, STEM, and English.
Benchmark 5
Encounters with Employers & Employees
Delivered by experienced facilitators with industry knowledge.
Benchmark 6
Experiences of Workplaces
Students replicate a restaurant environment, building practical and professional skills.
Benchmark 8
Personal Guidance
Opportunities for reflection, feedback, and confidence‑building.
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Pricing
1 Workshop
only £599
90 Minute Workshop
Up to 100 Pupils
Fresh Ingredients
Everyone takes part!
2 Workshops
only £899
2 x 90 Minute Workshop
Up to 100 Pupils in each workshop
Fresh Ingredients
Everyone takes part!
3 Workshops
only £999
3 x 90 Minute Workshop
Up to 100 Pupils in each Workshop
Fresh Ingredients
Everyone takes part!
