The price charged by the council to schools for a meal will increase from £2.55 to £2.95 and will take effect from 16th October 2023.
Up to 287,000 state primary school children across London are now benefitting from free school meals thanks to unprecedented £135m emergency funding from the Mayor of London.
While the Mayor of London is rolling out free school meals for all primary schoolchildren in London for one year, Tower Hamlets Council is going further by rolling out free school meals for all pri
Polling found that 82% of prospective Labour voters and over half of prospective Conservative voters (53%) are in favour of expanding free school meals immediately to all children from families rec
The survey results showed that 26% of teachers had personally provided food to at least one child during the summer term because they were worried about their welfare.
Given that only nine cereals and six yogurts surveyed were found to be low in sugars and only four cereals were low in both sugars and salt, Action Against Sugar is calling for the complete removal
Meals on Wheels Week aims to highlight the social, economic, psychological and preventative benefits of Meals on Wheels and Community Meals services in the UK, whether delivered to homes or via day
The council funding will ensure schools have the kitchen facilities and equipment needed to support the increased number of hot meals served.
He is just one of a number of speakers set to take part in the two-day event, which is taking place at the NAEC in Stoneleigh, Warwickshire from October 31 to November 1.
The hospitality industry has been impacted by the dual problem of the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequences of Brexit, which pushed thousands of foreign workers to leave the country.