🏫 Private Schools • Therapeutic Schools • Daycare • PTAs
School Lunch & Food Service Partnerships
Scratch-Made Meals • Daily Service & Event Catering • Custom Programs
Finally, school food that kids actually want to eat.
Your students deserve better than reheated factory food. Frato’s partners with private schools, therapeutic schools, daycare centers, and PTAs across Illinois to deliver scratch-made meals prepared by real chefs—not a corporate assembly line.
Whether you need daily lunch service or catering for special events, we build a custom program around your school’s needs. No forcing you into a box that doesn’t fit. We customize the menu, schedule, and portions to work for you.
Two Ways to Partner
📅 Daily Meal Service
Ongoing lunch programs with regular delivery schedules. Fresh, scratch-made meals delivered daily or on your preferred schedule.
- Custom menus for your student population
- Flexible delivery schedules
- Portion sizes that fit your needs
- Rotating menus to keep it interesting
🎉 Event Catering
Special occasion catering for school events, meetings, and celebrations. Same scratch-made quality for your one-time needs.
- Teacher appreciation events
- PTA meetings and fundraisers
- Back-to-school nights
- End-of-year celebrations
Not All School Food Service Is the Same
The difference between factory food and scratch-made is obvious
| Large Institutional Food Service | Frato’s Personal Chef Catering |
|---|---|
| Factory-prepared meals reheated on-site | ✓ Scratch-made fresh in our kitchen daily |
| Corporate menu, take it or leave it | ✓ Custom menus built for your school |
| One-size-fits-all programs | ✓ We fit the program to you, not the reverse |
| Anonymous corporate service | ✓ Local family business, 39 years in Schaumburg |
| Assembly line workers | ✓ Real chefs from our culinary apprenticeship |
| Kids push food around the tray | ✓ Food kids actually want to eat |
| The Reality: Institutional, forgettable | The Reality: Students look forward to lunch |
Unlike typical restaurants, we have the operational capacity to handle daily food service needs.
Schools & Organizations We Partner With
Therapeutic Schools
Daycare Centers
Preschools
PTAs & Parent Groups
Religious Schools
Montessori Schools
After-School Programs
Why Schools Choose Frato’s
Real Chefs, Real Food
Every meal made by trained personal chefs from our culinary apprenticeship program
Custom Programs
We build the program around your school’s needs—not force you into our box
Kid-Approved Menus
Mac & cheese, tacos, sandwiches on Turano bread—food kids actually want to eat
Supporting Students
Your lunch supports local culinary students developing real-world skills
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We’re Part of the School Community
Frato’s has a history of volunteering at local schools—we don’t just deliver food, we help make school a little more fun. When you partner with us, you’re working with neighbors who care about your students.
Read about Frato’s school volunteer work in the Daily Herald →
🍽️ Free Sampling Available
Taste the difference before you commit. We offer free samplings of all menu items so your team can experience the quality firsthand. No obligation—just good food.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of schools do you serve?
We partner with private schools, therapeutic schools, daycare centers, preschools, PTAs, religious schools, Montessori schools, and after-school programs throughout Illinois.
Do you offer daily meal service or just event catering?
Both. We provide ongoing daily lunch programs with regular delivery schedules, as well as event catering for teacher appreciation days, PTA meetings, school fundraisers, and special occasions.
How is your food different from typical school lunch providers?
Unlike large institutional food service companies that reheat factory-prepared meals, our food is scratch-made fresh by trained personal chefs. Every meal is prepared in our kitchen by culinary students in our apprenticeship program, supervised by experienced chefs.
Can you customize a program for our school?
Absolutely. We don’t force schools into a one-size-fits-all program. We customize the menu, delivery schedule, and portions to fit your school’s needs—not the other way around.
What is the minimum order size?
Minimums are volume-dependent and vary based on your program. We work with schools of all sizes and build a program that makes sense for your student count and budget.
Can we sample the food first?
Yes! We offer free samplings of all menu items so you can taste the quality before making any commitment. Contact us to schedule a sampling session.
What areas do you serve?
We serve schools throughout Illinois, with a concentration in the Chicago suburbs including Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, Elk Grove Village, Barrington, Palatine, Naperville, and surrounding areas.
Let’s Build Your School’s Program
Request a custom menu or schedule a free sampling
Or email: Catering@FratosKitchen.com
39 Years
In Business
Scratch-Made
Every Meal
Custom Programs
Built For You
Free Sampling
Taste First
Illinois-Wide
Delivery