The workshops, which are provided to primary schools free of charge, are part of Dolce’s community outreach initiative designed to educate children on how food is made and ignite a passion for cooking.
By demonstrating the journey from raw ingredients to the finished product, the sessions offered an interactive and educational experience that complemented the school curriculum. The workshops gave the pupils the opportunity to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and experience baking first-hand.
Dolce hosted seven bread-making workshops at schools including Nene and Ramnoth; Elm Road Primary; Highlees Primary; Ramsey Spinning Infant School; Millfield Primary; Westwood Primary and Eyrescroft Primary.
Neil Price, head of food services at Dolce Schools Catering, said: “Children rarely get the chance to enjoy live cooking classes in school, so we wanted to deliver something different and truly engaging for them. The sessions started with an assembly, where the children explored the process of bread-making - from crop to flour to yeast – and our team explained how these elements come together to create the bread we eat every day.
“The children then had the chance to get stuck in, kneading the dough and shaping their own delicious homemade bread. Their creativity was fantastic - we saw everything from classic rolls to fun and imaginative shapes.
“We’re usually behind the scenes in school kitchens, preparing and serving meals for pupils, so our team found engaging with them in a workshop setting incredibly rewarding. Seeing their enthusiasm and excitement was wonderful, and we’re grateful to the schools for working with us to make these sessions possible.”