With the school now offering a free school lunch every day to every student in years 7 to 11, all 750 pupils have the opportunity to enjoy a school meal made with at least 15% organic ingredients,
Style Services was founded in 2007 by John Rathbone, Ruth Fenton and Jim Walker. The business employs 95 people and has a combined turnover of £1.9m.
She works at Loudon Academy in Galston and cooked a main course of salmon and pea fishcakes and a dessert of apple strudel.
The move will affect children in reception, year one and year two and is estimated to save parents about £400 a year for each child.
Building on the success of the inaugural awards in 2012, organisers say this year’s event is set to be even bigger with prizes for the individual winners including mini-iPads and a range of career
It is a cause which has been supported for some time by Sharon Hodgson MP, the shadow education minister.
Premier executive chef Mark Rigby, who will be judging entries, said that research shows consumers are more than twice as likely to choose sausages and mash off a menu when it is served with gravy.
A three-year deal with the City Academy in Hackney alone is worth over £2m, while similar length contracts with London Academy, Edgware and Shenfield High School, Brentwood are valued at £1.6m and
Paterson said: "Britain needs to make a significant dent in the 22% of food that’s imported but could be produced here.”
The deal comes after Pro Serv got into financial difficulties and will see Taylor Shaw, part of the national catering group, Waterfall Services, safeguard all jobs and continue to operate all the c