Oven-ready catering procurement by partners TUCO

Did you know that Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) also partners with The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO), a professional membership body for in-house caterers that offers many catering frameworks to education institutions? 🍽️

Registered members of CPC are eligible to become associate members of TUCO, which is the leading professional membership body for in-house caterers working in the education and wider public sectors. Just like CPC, TUCO operates on a not-for-profit basis, and their compliant frameworks can enable CPC's members to harness their collective buying power, supporting them to procure a range of catering supplies for their institution, from healthy food and drink, to kitchen equipment and EPoS Systems.

CPC members can access TUCO frameworks that cover a variety of categories, from Fresh Fruit & Vegetables to Hot Beverages to Milk, Dairy, Bread and Baked Goods, as well as Catering Equipment, Food Waste Management Services and more beyond.

These time-saving frameworks are *free* to use, quick to set up and capable of driving superior value for education institutions by way of supplier competition, with CPC's associate TUCO members able to access more than 200 approved suppliers, in total.

So, if you've got a lot on your plate this academic year and need some extra support in your kitchen or canteen, TUCO can help to serve up procurement success, with additional options for Vending Machine Services and Drinking Water Dispensers ready to help keep learners and staff hydrated, from the corridor to the classroom. 🏫

Read on for more about TUCO, with support using frameworks accessible to CPC members available via our CPC Helpdesk. Those from education institutions not yet registered with Crescent Purchasing Consortium can register free of charge here.