LUNCH BY LIBELLE

Lunch By Libelle is a school food service as part of the Government’s Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Health School Lunches programme. The Lunch by Libelle programme is currently active at over 170 schools. Are you part of the Government’s Ka Ora, Ka Ako | Health School Lunches programme? Get in touch today!

We are proud to be a family-owned New Zealand business that has been serving hungry learners healthy and nutritious food in all corners of Aotearoa since 2004. Feeding kiwi kids is all we’ve ever done and it’s still all we do every day.

Libelle has been a preferred supplier for the Ka Ora, Ka Ako | healthy school lunches programme from the very beginning of the program in February 2020.

Since the start of the program, we’ve achieved a huge amount for New Zealand children, and we’ve used every opportunity to learn, improve and adapt to become better at what we do every day. A quick summary of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako program in numbers so far…

We serve over 33,000 lunches to students across more than 170 Schools every school day
Millions of lunches have been served by our dedicated team since the start of the program
We employ over 500 new local staff across the country to deliver food in schools
57.5% of Principals have noticed marked behavioural improvements in their students since the program began (based on 2021 survey results)

As well as Ka Ora, Ka Ako, Libelle also operates school tuckshops at over 60 schools across Aotearoa, as well as an online ordering and delivery service. Both services are equipped with a nationally celebrated Eat Smart menu.
Libelle has been a creative driver in shaping modern school food for the benefit of our kiwi kids. We understand the importance of a nutritious meal and that it is critical to student health, well-being, and learning.

The clear mission for Libelle is to provide a hassle-free, easy to implement solution for schools that are a part of the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme.

Get in touch today by emailing Caleb at lunchbylibelle@libelle.co.nz

Feedback from Principals

"We are absolutely delighted with the lunches from Libelle, our students thoroughly enjoy them, they are healthy fresh each day, and make each lunchtime special. We are noticing and improvement in our students behaviour in the afternoon. All the feedback is positive and we are looking at ways to enhance the experience for our students"
- Mike Jackson, Edgecumbe College

”Ngongotaha School has thoroughly enjoyed working alongside Libelle Group to provide healthy lunches for our children since the beginning of 2020. The quality of the food and variety of meals provided is exceptional and we have seen a positive impact on attendance, attitude and the behaviour of our tamariki since the beginning of the program. ”
- Craig McFadyen, Principal at Ngongotaha School

”The programme is amazing, the staff supplying the food are amazing, the children are loving the food, there have been very few issues and we are all thrilled here. Our school is buzzing. The children can't wait to see what their lunch will be each day and the feedback is glowing. We're even thinking this has been the best attendance strategy we've used! Children are telling their parents thy can't miss school because they don't want to miss lunch!”
- Barbara Bowen, Principal at Tahunanui School

”A wise person once said, ” We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly” Sadly many of our students were eating badly, or not eating at all, while at school. Now our students have the opportunity to eat a healthy, nutritious meal every school day. They are experiencing a variety of different flavours and food blends, and most importantly, this opportunity is better preparing them, not only to learn at school, but making them aware of the importance of healthy food in their everyday life.”
- Gary De Thierry, Principal at Rotorua Intermediate School

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