Industry reacts to Government’s free school meals expansion plan
From the start of the 2026 school year, over half a million more children will benefit from a free nutritious meal every school day.
From the start of the 2026 school year, over half a million more children will benefit from a free nutritious meal every school day.
The Labour Government says this will put £500 back into parents’ pockets every year by expanding eligibility for free school meals.
Children eat proportionally more processed meat than adults – with over a third (36%) of meat eaten by children coming from processed meat such as bacon, ham and sausages.
Featuring hands-on guidance from chefs including Claire Clark MBE, Dominic Teague, John Feeney and Lee Maycock, this course delivers practical knowledge on creating inclusive menus, using alternati
The new proposals will ensure children are offered nutritionally balanced school food and drink as well as promoting healthy eating in schools with the aim of improving health, wellbeing and attain
Emails obtained by the charity via Freedom of Information requests reveal that the Government retreated from plans to back ‘minimally processed and nutritious foods’ after months of persistent lobb
The PSC Expo will include an exhibition of over 100 suppliers as well as a lively speaker programme and informative cooking demonstrations.
The podcast highlights the importance of introducing sustainable, seasonal British produce onto menus throughout the hospitality sector, to deliver greater commercial and environmental resilience.<
Dubbed ‘The Food Conversation’, the FFCC says it is the UK’s largest citizen deliberation about food, and the end result is a document titled ‘A Citizen Mandate for Change’, which it has just publi
Taking place on Tuesday 10th June at Courteenhall Estate in Northamptonshire, the event is being hosted by the British Farming Awards Sustainable Farmer of 2024 Dr Johnny Wake.