The bronze award recognises that a minimum of 75% of dishes are freshly prepared from unprocessed ingredients. Meals are also free from undesirable fats, sweeteners, additives and all genetically modified ingredients. Catering teams use free range eggs, higher welfare meat and ingredients from sustainable and ethical sources.
Councillor Nadim Muslim, Bolton Council’s executive cabinet for environmental services, said: “The award is much deserved recognition for our kitchen teams and support staff as they continually work hard to provide tasty, healthy and sustainable meals.
“It was great to spend time with our staff at Claypool Primary, to see first-hand their professionalism and enthusiasm for the job, and how much the children loved them and their school meals. We know that good food and nutrition is essential fuel for a child’s learning and development and its fantastic our catering service is contributing to this to such a high standard. It’s something we should be extremely proud of in Bolton.”