School meals

School meals are under pressure as caterers call for support

08 December 2022 by Katherine Price

It’s important to make sure children get fed at school. With the calls for the government to increase provision, here's how caterers are coping with shortages

Foodservice News

Andy Kemp calls for increased government action on school meals

16 September 2022 by News Desk

Andy Kemp, Bidfood’s sales and marketing director and a champion of the school meals service, has once again called for increased government action in financial support given to the industry amidst soaring food inflation costs.

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Asda Cafés launch £1 meal campaign for under 16s to combat holiday hunger

08 July 2022 by Emma Lake

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Nurseries turn to Amazon and Tesco as supply chain disruption continues

12 October 2021 by News Desk

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Nearly half of children want more options for school dinners

05 May 2021 by Lisa Jenkins

In-Depth

Free school meals: Chartwells’ managing director Charlie Brown on what went wrong

04 February 2021 by Katherine Price

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Chartwells to add free breakfasts to school food parcels

13 January 2021 by Katherine Price

Chartwells has said it will be adding free breakfast to its food parcels for children eligible[...]

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Chartwells to refund inadequate free school lunch parcels

13 January 2021 by Katherine Price

Chartwells, Compass Group’s education arm, has said it will refund the costs of free school lunch[...]

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Chartwells says viral free school meals bag image ‘falls short’ and it will investigate

12 January 2021 by Katherine Price

Compass Group’s education catering arm Chartwells has said an image of a free school meal bag[...]

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Changing government restrictions taking toll on school caterers

04 January 2021 by Katherine Price

The impact of changing government restrictions for schools has been described as “chaotic” and taking their[...]

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Dr Oetker Professional launches hub for schools

Catering supplier Dr Oetker Professional has launched an education hub to help with back-to-school menu planning."

28 July 2020 by Lisa Jenkins

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ISS chalks up £18m schools consortium contract

18 June 2020

by Katherine Price

Contract caterer ISS has won the catering services contract for the Lambeth Schools Consortium (LSC), a group of 38 primary schools and nurseries in south London.

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