Education

She says: “It is a vital social support to low income families with regards to financial burden, health and wellbeing.

Currently the authority provides school meals to around 98% of Derbyshire primary schools and 48% of secondary schools, which equates to 38,000 meals a day in 385 schools.

The latest study, published in the British Medical Journal, examined the association between fruit and vegetable intake and risk of premature death.

It is also the first university in Wales to be awarded a ‘silver’ for its lunch service, which includes Sunday carveries served at its on-site restaurants in Carmarthen and Lampeter.

The introduction of free school meals for all Reception, Year One and Year Two pupils from September means 2,000 extra meals will be cooked every day.

From 2017, all of central government will commit to use this new buying standard and cites the Food for Life Catering Mark as a tool for caterers who wish to guarantee a good or excellent performan

Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “I am hugely proud of this award and cannot thank the Contract Services team enough for all their hard work.

The competition gives you the chance to win a pair of tickets to either the Tasting Menu, Sharing Menu or Lunch at the first pop-up restaurant of its kind, which will be located at Blue Fin Buildin

Eden, part of services provider Interserve, launched its Classroom Cooks initiative to get pupils involved in menu design.

Prime Minister David Cameron and Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss have announced this could generate £400 million of potential new business for the British food industry as part of the governm