Why Choose a TUCO Member for Your University Kitchen Design and Build
Why Choose a TUCO Member for Your University Kitchen Design and Build
A university kitchen design and build is a project that, when done right, enhances campus life and student satisfaction, so quality is essential. You want an efficient design that works for your staff and students and fits with your wider campus plan, with the most useful equipment and capacity for variety, along with attractive and dynamic front-of-house areas. For this, you need a design and installation team you can trust.
Selecting suppliers approved by The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) is one way to find trustworthy and quality-assured services. In this guide, we’ll cover what TUCO is and the many benefits of working with approved suppliers.
What is The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO)?
The University Caterers Organisation is a professional membership body for in-house caterers. Despite the name, their expertise extends beyond universities to catering facilities in a range of public sectors.
They aim to provide quality standards and advice, along with frameworks, training, and more.
Why Work with a Member of the University Caterers Organisation?
Whether you’re choosing a university catering equipment supplier or commercial kitchen designer, there are a range of significant benefits to selecting one with TUCO membership.
Extensive Experience in the University Kitchen Industry
To be approved as a TUCO member, applicants must provide four detailed case studies relevant to the sector, demonstrating a wide range of skills and capabilities. So, when you work with a TUCO member on your university kitchen project, you can trust that you are working with highly experienced professionals.
In-Depth Background Checks to Ensure Quality and Compliance
TUCO’s university-approved procurement groups perform extensive background checks on suppliers and contractors, including health and safety approval. So, any time you work with a TUCO member, you know you can trust in their expertise and levels of compliance.
Shared Ideas and Thought Processes
Another key benefit of TUCO is that it allows institutions to share ideas and thought processes, as well as learnings from projects. Because of this, when you work with a TUCO member, you don’t only benefit from their experience, but also from the expertise of the wider TUCO membership body.
Reduces the Environmental Impact of University Catering
If sustainability is a key issue for your campus, working with a TUCO supplier can help you integrate your kitchen with your wider sustainability plan. TUCO offers sustainability tools, plans, and calculators for a more eco-friendly catering project.
You can also rest assured that this experience is up-to-date, as TUCO requires reapplication every three years.
Better for Your University Catering Staff
A TUCO design and build project emphasises better use of your catering space, including making it as convenient as possible for your staff. With an improved, more successful catering space, your staff are motivated to look after the university kitchen.
Better Catering at University for Your Student Community
TUCO design and build aims to create a university kitchen with capacity for variety in meals, keeping students interested. The TUCO mission focuses on changing and expanding the student consumer base for a more profitable catering space that enhances positive student experiences on campus.
Financial Benefits of Working with TUCO Suppliers
TUCO members aim to improve the finances of university catering on two fronts: reducing unnecessary spending and increasing profits. Efficiency is key, reducing dining outlets where they are in excess and ensuring robustness in spend.
Airedale as a TUCO Approved Supplier
At Airedale, we are proud members of TUCO, approved as both a catering equipment supplier and a kitchen design and build specialist. Most TUCO members are only approved in one capacity, so when you work with us, you enjoy two TUCO-approved services from a single supplier.
University Cafeteria Design and Build
In our work with university kitchens, we don’t just design and build the kitchen area. Our design expertise also extends to your front-of-house and retail areas. We create university cafeterias that are able to function as multipurpose event spaces, with versatile seating suitable for a range of student needs. We upgrade branding, communication, signage and more in our full interior design package.
To learn more about how Airedale’s TUCO-approved expertise can enhance your university’s catering offering, see our University Kitchen sector page.You can also explore our wealth of experience in full turnkey kitchen projects through our case studies and our blog.
