Catering

General Information

Sodexo Group, the global leader in quality-of-life services, provides catering at Wellington College International Tianjin. Sodexo China has been operating since 1995, with nearly 30 years of experience.

All pupils are required to have school lunches, except for those who have special exceptions such as religious or medical reasons. Pupils from Eaglets to Reception have their lunch in the Nest building, while pupils from Year 1 to 13 have their lunch in the Main Building dining halls. 

Food Committee

We have a Food Committee that consists of parents and school representatives. The Food Committee offers all parties the chance to send feedback directly to the Sodexo Group. Regular surveys are taken to help improve the catering service. Pupils also get an opportunity to provide feedback via the Student Council.

If you have any food-related questions, concern or suggestion, please raise them with a parent’ representative or email foodcomm.tianjin@wellingtoncollege.cn

School Food Policy

Wellington College in Tianjin is a nut-free school. Food containing nuts is not permitted on campus.

Any requests for alternative arrangements for school lunch will require official documentation and obtain permission from the head of school. All approved home packed lunches must be nut-free.

Restaurant take-away food and drink is forbidden.

If any pupil would like to celebrate his/her birthday with their classmates by bringing in to school a cake made outside the school, he/she must obtain prior permission from his/her class teacher. Approved cakes must be nut-free. No cakes may be transported to/from school on any school transport or bus.

Lunch Fee and Payment

The lunch fee needs to be topped up on the pupil’s ID card in the catering office or via the Catering APP on the EDU365 platform. The lunch fee will be deducted from the card according to the usage status. Please see the lunch fee details (below) for reference:
 

Low Balance and Overdrawn Email Notice & Consumption Policy

• Parents will be reminded via an email notice when the lunch card balance is equal to or below 200RMB, 0RMB and -200RMB from our server.
• The catering office will contact parents via the phone once the lunch card balance is equal to or below 0RMB in order to avoid any disruption to the foodservice.
• The lunch card cannot be used in the POS machine when the balance is overdrawn by 200RMB. In this event, the lunch service may temporary stopped.

Coffee Shop Payment

• The student lunch card payment method is only available in the dining hall. The Coffee Shop accepts only the following payment methods: Cash, Alipay, WeChat pay and Bank Card.

Lunch Options

The standard daily lunch options are:

• Asian Infusion (Asian Line) or Global Cuisine (Western Line): each provides a set menu with one main course dish with meat or seafood, vegetable and carbohydrate sources, one dessert, soup of the day, one beverage, and access to the salad bar.

• A La Carte:  This is a new service line that is available from 2023-24. This line offers A La Carte services that are charged separately, based on individual preference.

For vegetarian/vegan dishes, please register with the school catering catering.tianjin@wellingtoncollege.cn  one week in advance.

Sodexo Mini Program

Sodexo provides a Mini Program which enables parents to do:

• Credit top-up

• Check balance and expense details

• View the weekly menu

• View the daily food pictures

The Mini Program is embedded with the school EDU365 platform. Please refer to the EDU365 guidebook to use the Catering Mini Program.

Menu 9th Dec. – 13th Dec.