Top 3 School Meal Vendors in Atlanta

Finding school lunch vendors in your area that will satisfy your cafeteria’s needs can be a headache. They may not have a website or reviews online, so it can be difficult to source and research these businesses. More importantly, it can be hard to know what the quality of the food will be.

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Ordo works with local commercial kitchens and catering companies to provide fresh food for our partner schools, so we’ve researched and vetted hundreds of vendors across the country. We’re pretty familiar with the vendor landscape in the Atlanta metropolitan area, so we’ve assembled the top 3 here. These three consistently exceed expectations with mouthwatering meals that students absolutely love.

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Bantam + Biddy Amelia Island

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Bantam + Biddy is run by Chef Shaun Doty, a chef who has worked under famed chefs in kitchens around the world, from The Grape bistro in Dallas, TX to Michelin-starred restaurant Comme Chez Soi in Belgium. He founded Shaun’s and Yeah! Burger in Atlanta in the late 2000s and later started Bantam + Biddy, which serves a mixture of Southern inspired cuisine with an emphasis on freshness, gluten-free accessibility and tradition. They are a staple within the community, and in partnership with Ordo, a staple within the schools that we service.

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Ooey Gooey Catering

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Based in Atlanta, Ooey Gooey Catering is a “farm to table” catering company that values fresh and sustainable ingredients. Started by Chef Ed, who was inspired by his grandmother’s cooking, Ooey Gooey focuses on fresh and flavorful cuisine. Their produce is sourced locally, and their sauces, dressings, and marinades are handcrafted. Chef Ed believes in providing clients with outstanding service and fabulous cuisine, “no matter how big the company gets”. This is why we’ve partnered with Ooey Gooey Catering at Ordo to bring delicious homestyle meals to schools in the area.

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Ordo

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Ordo is the fastest growing school food program in the country. We focus on providing fresh, homestyle meals made from scratch every day in their kitchens. Students and parents place their orders through their ordering app and can choose from seasonal menus with 4 to 6 different options daily like Tex Mex Crunch Salad with Creamy Lime Dressing or Chicken Bacon Wrap with Pretzels, Carrots & Ranch. Our online platform automates compliance paperwork for reimbursable meals, tracks important metrics like daily participation rate, and handles all payment and order processing. Ordo offers both vended meal service and onsite food service management, depending on the size of the school.

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Our company serves a variety of schools in the Atlanta metro area and is expanding to many other schools in the coming school year. If you’re interested in providing fresh, healthy food for your school, you can reach out to the school partnerships team here.