Education

The contract is worth more than £2.5million over three years.

John Newton, head of PHE’s Health Improvement Directorate, said: “Severely obese children are at risk of developing a number of serious acute and chronic health problems.

Prestfelde School, an independent preparatory boarding school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and Highclare School in Birmingham, have both furthered their contracts with the firm by five years.

The Government health body will promote the move to healthier snacks through the launch of its Change4Life campaign.

The provider to 70,000 meals in Birmingham held a series of fundraising events during the year, finishing off with a Christmas jumper day.

Currently families receiving Universal Credit (UC) are eligible, but this will change once UC is rolled out.

The two-day event held on 25 and 26 January at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Durham will include the outcome of the APSE State of the Market 2017 – Cleaning and Catering Services, report, a collection

The food industry think tank plans for its #VegPower campaign, which will launch in January 2018 and feature on the BBC, to be projected on iconic buildings and promoted in schools.

The opening of Wavell School’s café and Year 7 dining hall marked the completion of a project that began a year ago as part of a joint initiative between LACA (Lead Association for Catering Excelle

TUCO’s annual winter conference, held this year at at the University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow, also addressed how an ethical approach to business could be the “key to success”.