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Proper post-workout food for your gym café. No kitchen. No chef.
Chef-made power bowls, lean mains and breakfast rolls, hot in 3–10 minutes. Your front-desk or café team scans the pack and the station runs the combi oven, air fryer or microwave on the right setting. The same result every time.
No long contract. Nothing to defrost. Delivered anywhere in mainland UK.
- 450–500gpower-bowl portion
- 3–10 minto cook, straight from frozen
- 0chefs or kitchen fit-out needed
- Nothing binnedcook only what’s ordered; the rest keeps 12 months
Members train here, then eat somewhere else.A shake and a protein bar isn't a café.
Your members finish a session hungry and with time to spare. If the café only has shakes, bars and a fridge of wraps, that spend goes to the coffee shop down the road. A kitchen and a chef don't pay their way in a gym. Chef-made food your desk team can finish does: real meals, cooked to order, and nothing wasted when the floor is quiet.
Independent and boutique gyms
A hot food offer that makes the café part of the membership, run by the team already on the desk.
Health clubs and spas
Lighter bowls, salmon and vegan dishes for members who stay for the pool, the spa and lunch.
Strength and performance gyms
Big bowls of chicken, beef and rice after heavy sessions, and breakfast rolls for the 6am class.
Gyms inside leisure, tennis and padel venues
One food offer for the whole building. See leisure centre catering.
Three peaks a day.The same counter feeds all of them.
- 6–9amEarly classesSausage and omelette rolls and bacon rolls for members on their way to work.
- MiddayLunch breakPower bowls, miso salmon and the vegan Plant Smash Bowl for lunchtime members and staff.
- 5–9pmEvening peakBeef and chicken bowls after a session, so members eat before they leave instead of on the way home.
Built for training days.Chicken, beef, fish and plants. Proper portions.
A selection from our range of 80+ chef-made dishes. Power bowls are 450–500g. We build your menu around your members and your peaks, and it rotates so regulars see something new.
Allergen information comes with every dish. Chicken, beef and lamb come from a certified halal supplier, and the few pork dishes are clearly labelled.
The station does the cooking.Your desk team does the serving.
Staff scan the barcode on the pack, and the Scan-to-Cook Station programs the combi oven, air fryer or microwave and runs the right setting. It fits on a counter, needs no extraction, and anyone on shift can run it after one training session.
- No settings to learn: the pack tells the station what to do
- The same result on a quiet Tuesday as on a packed Saturday
- Cooked to order, so nothing sits under a heat lamp or goes in the bin
How it works.Tasting. Menu. Set-up. Deliveries. Service.
- 1Free tastingWe come to your gym, cook a selection on site and your team tastes it. No commitment.
- 2Your menuWe choose dishes around your members, your peaks and your counter space, from 80+ chef-made dishes.
- 3Set-up and trainingThe Scan-to-Cook Station goes on your counter, next to a freezer. One training session for the desk or café team.
- 4DeliveriesFrozen, anywhere in mainland UK, usually within 3–5 working days. Orders from £500.
- 5ServiceScan the pack. The station runs the combi oven, air fryer or microwave on the right setting. Plate and serve.
Already running in sports venues.From no food at all to an all-day menu in two weeks.
PadelHub, a sports and fitness venue, had no food outlet. We built a breakfast menu, protein-focused bowls for players and evening comfort food, set up the equipment and trained the existing team. Members now get food from morning to evening, run entirely by the club's own staff.
from go-ahead to opening
to train a team of six
chefs on site
What operators say about Nova Chef
“It looks like this is probably one of the best, if not the best option that we can possibly go for.”
Head of Operations, Pure Padel
“The quality of the food is exceptional. What a great system as well.”
Director, Link Golf UK
“The quality of the food is absolutely excellent and the taste was fantastic — I’d really encourage you all to give Nova Chef a go.”
General Manager, Pinner Hill Golf Club, London
“It tastes amazing. It’s zero labour, and it’s so easy.”
F&B Director, Hilton Hotels UK & Ireland
“The food is absolutely amazing, with great feedback from everyone. Highly recommended — a very professional company to work with.”
General Manager, Fraser Place Canary Wharf, London
“An unbelievable product — you’d never know, from frozen to the plate, it comes out so good.”
Executive Chef, Pullman London St. Pancras
What to expect.The questions operators ask first, answered.
| Kitchen | None needed. Counter space, power sockets and room for a freezer. No extraction, no gas, no fit-out. |
|---|---|
| Who cooks | Anyone on shift, after one training session. |
| Minimum order | From £500 per delivery. We confirm your free-delivery threshold when you enquire. |
| Contract | No long-term contract and no monthly minimum. One-month rolling. |
| Delivery | Frozen, anywhere in mainland UK, usually within 3–5 working days. |
| Storage | 12 months frozen. Nothing needs defrosting: everything cooks from frozen. |
| Equipment | The Scan-to-Cook Station, to buy or hire, installed with staff training. |
| Allergens and halal | Allergen information for every dish. Chicken, beef and lamb from a certified halal supplier; pork dishes clearly labelled. |
Book a free tasting. We bring the food, your team cooks it, everyone tastes it.
Tell us about your gym and roughly how many members come through a day. We'll be in touch to arrange a date for a tasting at your gym.
- Free tasting at your venue, no commitment
- No long-term contract, one-month rolling
- Delivered frozen anywhere in mainland UK
Questions gym operators ask Nova Chef
Do we need a kitchen to serve hot food?
No. Our chefs cook everything in our London kitchen and it arrives frozen. On site you need counter space, power sockets and room for a freezer. No extraction, no gas and no kitchen fit-out.
Who prepares the food?
Your front-desk or café team. They scan the barcode on the pack and the station programs the combi oven, air fryer or microwave and runs the right setting. One training session is enough.
How big are the portions?
Power bowls are 450–500g: a proper meal after a session, not a snack.
Do you have vegan and lighter options?
Yes. The Plant Smash Bowl is vegan, and lighter dishes such as miso salmon with fine beans and edamame sit alongside the chicken and beef bowls.
How long does a hot meal take?
3–10 minutes to cook from frozen for individual portions. Catering packs for groups take 20–40 minutes in a combi oven.
What about allergens and halal?
Allergen information comes with every dish. Chicken, beef and lamb come from a certified halal supplier, and the few pork dishes are clearly labelled. There are vegetarian and vegan dishes too.
What is the minimum order, and is there a contract?
Orders start from £500 per delivery, and we confirm your free-delivery threshold when you enquire. There is no long-term contract and no monthly minimum: it runs month to month.
Where do you deliver, and how fast?
Anywhere in mainland UK, usually within 3–5 working days. The food travels frozen and keeps for 12 months in your freezer, so you order when you need to, not every few days.
Can we try it before we commit?
Yes. Book a free tasting and we'll come to your venue, cook a selection on site and let your team taste it. No commitment.
Running a leisure centre, pool or ice rink? See leisure centre catering. Padel or sports club? See padel club catering and sports club catering. Want the full price list? See catering food supplier.