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Charities call for expansion of free school meals as parents struggle with costs

14 November 2023 by

Charities including Chefs in Schools have called on the government to expand eligibility for free school meals after research found a third of families can no longer afford the hot lunches.

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Free school meals funding ‘has not kept pace with inflation’

06 April 2023 by

Funding for free school meals in England has not kept pace with inflation and since 2014 and the per-meal funding rate has lost 16% of its value in real terms, according to Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

The Caterer interview: Noelle Jones, Chartwells Independent Profiles

The Caterer interview: Noelle Jones, Chartwells Independent

05 April 2023 by
School meals are under pressure as caterers call for support Business

School meals are under pressure as caterers call for support

08 December 2022 by
Andy Kemp calls for increased government action on school meals Foodservice News

Andy Kemp calls for increased government action on school meals

16 September 2022 by
Asda Cafés launch £1 meal campaign for under 16s to combat holiday hunger News

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

08 July 2022 by

Nurseries turn to Amazon and Tesco as supply chain disruption continues News

Nurseries turn to Amazon and Tesco as supply chain disruption continues

12 October 2021 by

Staff shortages across the supply chain have forced one nursery to turn to Amazon to buy[...]

Nearly half of children want more options for school dinners News

Nearly half of children want more options for school dinners

05 May 2021 by

Heinz has released a new guide revealing children's attitudes towards school dinners, with 43% of children[...]

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

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

04 February 2021 by

One widely shared photo of a Chartwells free school meals parcel hit the headlines for all[...]

Chartwells to add free breakfasts to school food parcels News

Chartwells to add free breakfasts to school food parcels

13 January 2021 by

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

Chartwells, Compass Group’s education arm, has said it will refund the costs of free school lunch food parcels that “have not met our usual high standards”."

13 January 2021 by
Chartwells says viral free school meals bag image ‘falls short’ and it will investigate News

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

12 January 2021
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Compass Group’s education catering arm Chartwells has said an image of a free school meal bag that went viral on social media last night “falls short” of its specifications and that it will be investigating the matter.

Changing government restrictions taking toll on school caterers News

Changing government restrictions taking toll on school caterers

04 January 2021
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The impact of changing government restrictions for schools has been described as “chaotic” and taking their toll on catering staff, with further changes potentially being announced this evening.

Dr Oetker Professional launches hub for schools Products

Dr Oetker Professional launches hub for schools

28 July 2020 by

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

ISS chalks up £18m schools consortium contract News

ISS chalks up £18m schools consortium contract

18 June 2020 by

Contract caterer ISS has won the catering services contract for the Lambeth Schools Consortium (LSC), a[...]

Rule the school: global flavours score top marks in school food Products

Rule the school: global flavours score top marks in school food

17 April 2020 by

Creating excitement and harnessing global food trends are vital for caterers in the education sector. Richard[...]

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Nicole Pisani joined by top chefs to feed children during school closures

26 March 2020 by

Dozens of chefs and kitchen staff have stepped forward to cook for school children during the[...]

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Class act: tips and tricks for school catering

From turkey twizzlers and chips with everything to jackfruit, jollof and spiralised pumpkin, school meals are upping their game. Richard McComb looks at the changing face of canteens"

22 April 2019 by
Foodservice Cateys 2018: CSR Award – School Holiday Enrichment Programme, Food Cardiff In-Depth

Foodservice Cateys 2018: CSR Award – School Holiday Enrichment Programme, Food Cardiff

19 October 2018
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Union urges ministers to scrap cuts to free school meals Foodservice

Union urges ministers to scrap cuts to free school meals

22 March 2018
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