Rising food prices, increased labour costs and National Insurance contributions are pushing the school catering workforce to ‘breaking point’.
Rachael Wilson joined the independent catering company in February 2025.
Founded by Stephanie Spratt and Chris Witter over 14 years ago, Olive Dining was created to provide a bespoke catering services to primary and secondary schools in and around the London and South E
The on-pack partnership offers the chance for households to win tree top adventure vouchers with Go Ape, which is one of the largest outdoor adventure companies in the UK with 37 s
Allergy UK states that around 5-8% of children in the UK live with a food allergy and 20% of all severe allergic reactions to food happen whilst at school, demonstrating why it’s so vital that scho
Over 1,100 cooks, chefs and caterers working in food service have now signed up to use the calculator, helping them slash their carbon emissions in a variety of settings, from schools to profession
Growing to Love is a tomato growing project that supports children’s learning about food, its origins and growth, while encouraging vegetable acceptance.
Crookes said: “Being a secondary school serving up to 750 students across five service areas and three service times, we can’t always commit to a full week of NSMW days, and a lot of the themes are
During the visit the minister spoke with school leadership, including executive headteacher Louise Nichols who co-founded Chefs in Schools.
As part of their health and wellbeing (HWB) classes, the secondary year one students complete a module on the importance of nutrition.