Following the redesign, for the four months September-December 2024, the school has reported a consistent 98% uptake on free school meals and 76% uptake on paid school meals, far above average.
The donation will enable the Adopt A School Trust to continue to provide food education to schoolchildren across the UK.
The Caterers’ Challenge recognises the crucial role that all catering teams have in bringing the campaign to life and contributing to its success within participating schools.
In ProVeg UK’s first-ever School Contract Caterer Ranking, Sodexo secured second place while its subsidiary Alliance in Partnership ranked fourth.
The duo will partner for a further three years to support schoolchildren learn new skills as well as showcasing the hospitality industry as a potential career choice.
The Lifetime Excellence Award is given to an ‘outstanding personality who has, over the course of their career, demonstrated a unique and exceptional commitment to improving catering within the edu
The street food van is designed to provide a healthy alternative to traditional grab-and-go offerings, which typically only offer pupils unhealthy options like sandwiches, pasties, chocolates and c
Recent research revealed the number of people with a food allergy has more than doubled between 2008 and 2018.
School meals funding varies significantly across the UK. Scotland receive £3.30, Wales get £3.20, in Northern Ireland it is £2.60 and England lags behind with £2.58.
TUCO chair Amanda Pettingill welcomed more than 100 TUCO members to this year’s Winter Conference, held at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester on January 14th.