Education

The funding will be used to support pupils in 400 schools where there is a higher-than-average free school meal ratio.

The contract caterer aims to provide high-quality nutritious food for the education, workplace and leisure sectors with a growing portfolio of 82 schools, three workplaces and two leisure sites.

Having joined the TUCO Board in 2015 and becoming vice-chair of the organisation in 2022, Pettingill has an abundance of experience within the catering industry including work within contract cater

With the competition focus on producing nutritious, delicious meals for 11 year-old primary or secondary school pupils, the LACA School Chef of the Year competition is the ‘perfect showcase’ for pa

The free samples offered were from whichever menu dishes were planned for that day. No booking ahead was needed, pupils just needed to ask the catering staff for free samples.

The survey, conducted on 1,000 parents in the UK, has found that over half (56%) expressed concerns that their children are not receiving adequate nutrition from school provisions.

Oliveira will head its team of ‘passionate’ skilled chefs providing lunches to over 100 schools in Kent, Surrey and Sussex, cooking tens of thousands of meals a day.

The new team sees UK key account manager Ben Ross join market development specialists Robert Edwards and Jason Eland.

The council currently subsidises the school meals service but needs to make £24m worth of cuts across the next year to balance the books.

Aimed at helping drive engagement and elevate education and awareness at school mealtimes, the Eativerse concept uses aliens and space across school restaurants together with immersive branding and