Thousands of schools, dozens of NHS Trusts, hundreds of care homes, various councils across the country and other public sector institutions all joined the celebrations.
One of the biggest fears within public sector catering is that rising costs of energy and food could force services to reduce the number of days on which they serve hot food.
Held every two years, the IPA Effectiveness Awards are judged by an expert panel to recognise campaigns that have proven their communications activity to be a success.
Most also report experiencing food price increases from 10%-30% across all produce areas.
The Food Foundation has drafted a letter for people to send to their MP by email.
LACA has conducted a survey of school meal providers operating in 9,874 schools, feeding 1.8m pupils every day.
Gove said: “What we can do is extend free school meals to every child in a family in receipt of universal credit… Given the scale of the challenge we face and the benefits that it brings… It seems
Campaigner Christina Adane launched a petition to extend eligibility for free school meals to all those in need because she couldn’t understand how one of the richest nations of the world couldn’t
According to the World Health Organization, 39 million children were overweight or obese in 2020, leading to increased risks of heart disease, diabetes and an early death.