Procurement Solutions for University Catering Teams

www.pelicanprocurement.co.uk

Proudly supporting university clients across the UK

SOME OF OUR CLIENTS

We help you to save time to focus on what matters most –improving the student dining experience.

Reduce costs.

Leverage our procurement expertise for savings across all your current purchases.

Improve food quality & service. Our local teams provide operational and supply chain management support to ensure you are receiving the best quality and price.

Sustainable solutions.

From eco-friendly sourcing to waste management, we provide a wide range of support to help you achieve your sustainability goals.

Cloud-based systems.

Automate your admin tasks and save time; add Co2e values to your menus, reduce waste and gain full control over your spend with “Pi”, our in-house cloud-based eProcurement platform.

The best part? Our services and Pi system come at no cost to you. Our service is 100% flexible, leaving you in complete control.

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Award-winning, cloud-based eProcurement solution

Pi HELPS YOU TO MANAGE YOUR:

Product ordering

Invoices

Budgets Reporting

Menus & allergens

Waste tracking

Stock management

Food carbon footprint

User-friendly system, designed to meet your needs

Our in-house eProcurement platform is tailored for university catering teams.

Our Pi system delivers efficiencies to help you revolutionise your team’s workflow and productivity.

Streamlined P2P process.

Supplier invoice and product data automatically integrates into all Pi modules. Easily place orders using a negotiated price list. Automatically nominally code invoices for finance export.

Complete visibility. Gain full control and visibility over your spend and operations. Easily view a suite of powerful reporting tools.

Flexible solution.

Tailor Pi to your needs — use all functions or just the ones that suit you. You can use Pi on your PC, tablet or phone. Customise specific access permissions for each staff member.

Easy budgeting tools. Manage and track multiple budgets all in one place.

Menu management. Build recipe items and plan menu cycles. Track costs, GP%, allergens, nutritional info and carbon footprint impact data (CO2e).

Stock management. Easily conduct stock checks and obtain an accurate stock valuation. No cost. Pi is offered complimentary to all Pelican customers, with unlimited user access, making it a cost-effective solution for your business.

Setup, training & support are included.

Our experts will provide a seamless onboarding process, enabling your team to harness the system’s full potential for maximum benefits. Contact us for a demo from our friendly team.

Easily view and share food carbon footprints

CO2e, or carbon dioxide equivalent, measures the total greenhouse gas emissions produced throughout the entire lifecycle of food production.

By expressing these emissions as an equivalent amount of CO2, it becomes easier to compare the environmental impact of different meals.

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Tomatoes

Display CO2e values on your menus to help your university students and catering teams make informed choices.

Instantly view the carbon footprint of your recipes

Provide CO2e identification labels for your meals ranging from verylow to very-high carbon

Adjust your recipes to reduce the carbon footprint of your dishes

See live updates when editing recipes to help you make planet-conscious choices

User-friendly interface provides clear carbon emission

Share details easily with a QR code via Pi’s ‘Food Checker’ online tool

With the Pi system, you can easily view and share CO2e values for your recipe items.

Every recipe you create gets a CO2e label, showing its carbon footprint. This makes it simple to raise awareness about the climate impact of food production with your students and catering team.

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Simplify your catering team’s Food Waste Management

Reduce your food waste with our simple tools

Our Food Waste Monitoring Tools are designed to empower kitchen teams to efficiently manage food waste in their daily operations.

User-friendly interface. A quick, simple way to monitor and record data, without the need for spreadsheets.

Monitor waste generation. Keep tabs on waste occurrences and locations within your facility.

Calculate waste costs. Easily assess the financial impact of food waste.

Analyse data. Identify trends, spot high-waste areas and implement strategies for waste reduction.

Review reduction strategies. Evaluate the real-time effectiveness of your waste reduction initiatives.

We help our clients achieve their sustainability goals

Receive support sourcing ethically & responsibly

We work in partnership with suppliers that can provide industryrecognised accreditations for environmental and social responsibility.

NORDICSWAN ECOLABEL

As part of our sustainability plan, Be Well. Do WellTM, we support our clients on their journey to reduce their carbon footprint.

Eliminating single-use plastics

Reducing waste and optimising recycling

Reducing delivery miles and food miles

Supporting diversity in the supply chain

Sourcing sustainable suppliers and products

Supporting sustainable awards and accreditations

“We cook using only the freshest ingredients and champion sustainable produce and local suppliers wherever possible.

Having Pelican on board to manage the necessary procurement processes, evaluations, and due diligence checks enables the team to focus on the food and cooking practices always looking to enhance the student experience.”

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We help university catering teams enhance their operations and student experiences through our tailored procurement solutions and advanced eProcurement system, Pi.

Pi equips finance and operations departments with a robust suite of tools designed to streamline work processes and control costs effectively. It’s the culmination of years of client feedback, resulting in a feature-rich solution available on a web-based platform.

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