Brakes founded Meals & More in 2015 to tackle the growing problem of holiday hunger. There are estimated to be three million children at risk of holiday hunger in the UK.
The kitchen catering team of seven prepare an average of 420 ‘nutritious and creative’ school meals everyday.
It follows on from a 2019 budget survey, where education and roads were voted top priority for council spending by residents.
Tarryn Gorre, Kafoodle chief executive and co-founder, said: "We are thrilled to welcome Triple Point and Nexus as our new investors, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience of the education,
The final took place on 4 March and was hosted by Belfast Metropolitan College. The Rainey Endowed School duo beat seven other Northern Irish teams to lift the Big School Cook Off title.
LACA chair Stephen Forster told delegates to the Spring Business Seminar there were ‘rumours and speculation’ about the end of universal infant free school meals (UIFSM).
According to Veg Power, children who saw last years campaign were twice as likely to eat more vegetables.
The new research found a quarter of all UK children
The Food for Life Award was presented to Michelle Povey, head cook at St Ronan’s Primary School, in Innerleithen.
The campaign aimed to encourage primary school children to make healthier meal choices at school by offering children extra portions of fruit and vegetables.