With the revised school food standards coming into force in September, five UK school food organsiations including Bite Back, Chefs in Schools, Jamie Oliver Group, School Food Matters and The Food
The letter argues that the current free school meals funding rate is no longer sufficient against a backdrop of rising food costs, increased labour costs and higher National Insurance contributions
The final of the SCOTY competition will take place at the School Food Show & Forum on 7-8th July 2026.
The five-year contract, which has an option to extend by a further five years, will see Independents by Sodexo provide catering and hospitality for the school’s 2,300 pupils, aged three to 18-years
The SCOTY competition, which is sponsored by Bisto from Premier Foods, asks chefs to prepare, cook and present four portions of a main course and dessert with a total food cost of £1.75 per head in
Focusing on fibre, as a topic to capture parents’ attention, the programme will support increased bean and pulse uptake with Veg Power pledging to help schools and caterers to increase more bean-ba
Competitors for the SCOTY competition, which is sponsored by Bisto from Premier Foods, must prepare, cook and present four portions of a main course and dessert with a total food cost of £1.75 per
Following a January 2026 school census, 591 additional children were registered for free school meals after the council introduced a system to identify and enrol pupils who were eligible but not cl
The education caterer says the award reflects a strategically embedded approach to workforce development that directly addresses sector-wide skills shortages while strengthening retention, producti
The competition was open to all staff that hold a kitchen-based post and who are involved in the daily preparation of students’ meals.