Feeding Brighter Futures builds on the legacy of the Foundation’s Breakfast Club scheme, which currently serves over 75,000 children daily across more than 1,000 schools. It has been proven to ‘significantly’ improve the attainment and wellbeing of children enrolled on the scheme.
The evolved scheme has the same underlying mission as the Breakfast Club programme – to improve educational equality - but will expand support beyond breakfast to include after-school and holiday enrichment activities.
This expansion follows the UK Government’s new commitment to fund breakfast provision in schools, with trials having begun in April 2025 and a wider rollout expected by 2027.
Richard Hutton, long standing trustee of The Greggs Foundation and chief financial officer at Greggs plc, said: “This amazing programme, that’s grown to feed over 75,000 children every single day, started with a very simple objective - that no child should start the school day hungry.
“We’re proud that the Breakfast Clubs we support are places where children can build relationships, develop social skills, and gain the energy and focus that they need for their studies. For many, it’s the highlight of their day. We’ve shown that that Breakfast Clubs are about more than just breakfast; they’re about knocking down some of the barriers to a better future.”
Feeding Brighter Futures will continue to support existing breakfast clubs during the Government transition period, ensuring no child is left behind. Simultaneously, the foundation will pilot after school and holiday club funding with select schools through 2025.