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A survey carried out by teachers’ union NASUWT has found that three quarters of teachers have seen pupils coming to school hungry. NASUWT found that an increasing number of pupils are coming to school hungry, anxious and unable to concentrate on… Read more

The new professional standards introduced by LACA in July 2015 are beginning to make their way into tender documents for school catering contracts – a move which is being welcomed. Peter McGrath, chair of LACA, said: “It is great to see the hard… Read more

Creed Foodservice will host two customer events this year, both designed for chefs, catering managers and buyers in the education and care sectors. Suppliers will exhibit solutions including grab and go, products that help with portion control, new… Read more

School caterer Cucina Restaurants has achieved the Vegetarian Society approved trademark for the second consecutive year. Cucina’s director of Food, Sam Davies, said: “This award recognises our commitment to providing food of the very highest… Read more

The Soil Association’s Food for Life Catering Mark has revealed new figures highlighting an increased spend on British, farm assured and organic products in the catering sector. There is now over £40 million spent on Red Tractor assured meats by… Read more

A School Food Plan Alliance has been established to bring together leading school food organisations after the School Food Plan office shut its doors for the final time last week. Myles Bremner, director of the School Food Plan, picked up a Special… Read more

Allergy UK is launching the Allergy Aware Scheme, a new accreditation scheme for catering outlets after conducting research that found food allergy and intolerance suffers do not feel confident eating out. The survey found that 87% of the food… Read more

Birds Eye has 65 years of expertise in growing and nurturing vegetables and making them the best quality choice for family meals. To celebrate its 65th year, Birds Eye is going back to their roots and giving every child in the UK the chance to… Read more

CATERed’s Brad Pearce accepted the Education Award at Thursday evening’s Cost Sector Catering Awards 2016, whilst Myles Bremner of the School Food Plan took home the Special Contribution Award. The annual awards took place on March 31st at the… Read more

Almost four in ten (39%) education staff know of pupils who come to school hungry, and have no money for a lunch, but do not receive free school meals, according to a recent survey. The survey saw 400 Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)… Read more