Education

The inaugural Peter Melchett Award was won by Blackawton Primary School in Totes at the 2020 Food for Life Conference.

The Government’s alternative holiday programme proposes free meals are provided to children who attend associated activities on 16 of 30 weekdays this summer break, leaving children without food su

Running now until 30 September, the competition is open to caterers who purchase selected packs of Weetabix or Weetabix On The Go from their foodservice wholesaler.

The new programme, backed by up to £24 million of government investment, will supply breakfasts to at least 2,500 schools in England between September 2021 and July 2023.

The ‘ugly veg’ campaign has made use of more than 77,000 items of fruit and vegetables that would have otherwise have been discarded.

The Food Explorers campaign aims to ‘spark’ children’s curiosity around food, widen their knowledge of worldwide cuisines and help them to make healthier choices.

He cooked aromatic steamed bao bun, sriracha glazed Chinese cabbage, Asian salad with a soy and chilli dressing using Quorn mince with a dessert of coconut and lemongrass panna cotta, pineapple com

The @fulltimemeals Instagram page states: “No child should ever have to go to bed hungry. Today, far too many do.

All the schools will see new look AiP ‘Food Smart’ primary school branding in the dining and serving areas, along with menus featuring freshly cooked meals from sustainable sources when possible.

The winner of the East Midlands regional final was Mathew Bennett of Sponne School, representing Impact Food Group.