Education

Brad Pearce, chair of The School Food People, said: “This transformation reflects who we are today and where we are heading.

The Food Foundation’s newly launched film titled ‘The Lunch They Deserve’, seeks to focus the nation on the need for better school food standards.

The theme is ‘Shaping Tomorrow Together’, which organisers say reflects the school meals industry’s commitment to continuous improvement and aims to

The film titled ‘The Lunch They Deserve’, seeks to focus the nation on the need for better school food standards.

Originally appointed in 2023 to provide catering services to 12 primary schools, Taylor Shaw has extended its support to an additional five schools.

Research has found that children from households on benefits are six times more likely to be at risk of food poverty than those not on benefits.

The council announced an independent review found school meal prices would need to increase by more than one third in order for the in-house school meals service to break even.

Children played a key role in shaping the menu by taking part in taste tests to choose their favourite dishes, with wild venison burgers and bolognaise coming out on top.

It has been organised by Professor Don Bundy, who is director of the SMC’s Research Consortium for School Health & Nutrition.

Following October half term, Shire Services launched a new menu in partnership with ProVeg UK, featuring tasty, nutritionally balanced plant-based dishes that help reduce carbon emissions and suppo