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Chefs Adopt a School executive chef Idris Caldora MCA will launch a food education curriculum pilot project tomorrow at St George's School in Mayfair, the charity has announced. Caldora will work with the same group of children throughout their primary education.
Posted: 20 September 2011 | 11:47
Glasgow's school catering provider Cordia has launched the city's first external bespoke food kiosk at Holyrood Secondary School. Named the Holyrood Hut, the unit was officially opened today at the south side secondary school by Cordia chair Councillor Jim Mackechnie, alongside head teacher Tom McDonald.
Posted: 14 September 2011 | 11:23
Ethical caterer Pabulum has announced a new education contract worth almost £1m, its fifth win in the last month. The seven-year deal at Costello Technology College in Basingstoke is worth £138,000 a year and sees Pabulum serve school meals to around 1,000 students from this term.
Posted: 13 September 2011 | 12:37
Education Bill sets out plans to allow heads to offer discounts on school meals, but caterers have questioned the practicality of Government proposals to use variable pricing to encourage more pupils into the school canteen.
Posted: 09 September 2011 | 15:00
The Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) has announced that Lynda Mitchell has been elected chairman. Mitchell, the former vice-chairman of the organisation, succeeds Sandra Russell and will take office from September 2011 to September 2012.
Posted: 06 September 2011 | 11:42
Independent contract caterer Pabulum has been awarded a three-year education deal in Cambridgeshire worth in excess of £700,000. The two-school contract, which begins with the new academic year this month, will see Pabulum provide meals to more than 2,000 students.
Posted: 05 September 2011 | 11:21
Compass Group has acquired of Cygnet Food Holdings in a move that will increase its state education catering business by around 25%. Cygnet, a specialist provider of school meals to the state education sector, services a portfolio of over 450 schools across England while Compass provides...
Posted: 02 September 2011 | 10:32
Education caterer Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has been awarded four school contract renewals worth almost £4m. AiP has already enjoyed extended relationships with each of the four schools, from 10 to 17 years, and it credits customer care and quality service as the reason behind its longevity.
Posted: 19 August 2011 | 17:25
Sodexo has signed a new £3.5m contract with Altrincham Grammar School for Girls in Cheshire to provide catering services at the school as well as cleaning. The company has already been providing cleaning services at the school for four years.
Posted: 10 August 2011 | 17:27
Education catering contractor Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has won a three-year contract worth £390,000 to provide catering services to schools for Worcester County Council. AiP will cater for Aston Fields middle school, Stoke Prior first school and Tardibigge first school.
Posted: 10 August 2011 | 17:21
The School Food Trust has made six new appointments as it prepares to complete its move into the third sector. Experts in health, local government and marketing have taken up seats on the board as the trust sets out to continue its work as a charity.
Posted: 10 August 2011 | 17:15
The first term in the school year is seen as a plum opportunity to boost take-up of school lunches and capture new custom, as Rosalind Mullen discovers
Posted: 05 August 2011 | 14:51
Independent education caterer Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has added a Worcester primary school to its burgeoning portfolio of contracts in the Midlands. Worth £315,000, the three-year deal kicks off at Cherry Orchard primary school at the start of the new academic year in September.
Posted: 02 August 2011 | 11:52
The Craft Guild of Chefs has announced plans to roll out a series of 'family food appreciation' workshops nationwide, following successful pilot days in Hertford. The Craft Guild recently held the second of its events at Simon Belle School. Parents joined children for a hands-on cooking workshop to...
Posted: 27 July 2011 | 10:32
Cambridgeshire Catering Services (CCS) has won a £13.7m contract to serve up school meals in neighbouring county Northamptonshire for the next four years. The four-year contract was won by CCS after it delivered the service for the last school year on a temporary basis.
Posted: 25 July 2011 | 09:31
A lively debate on school meals has kicked off on LinkedIn following the report by Caterer on MP Sarah Teather's letter to the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA). In response to LACA chairman Sandra Russell's concerns, Teather said...
Posted: 22 July 2011 | 12:21
The School Food trust (SFT) has launched a new series of low-cost training sessions designed specifically for the education catering sector. The programme of one-day sessions covers subject areas such as increasing free school meal take up, engaging parents and pupils with healthy food...
Posted: 19 July 2011 | 12:12
The Government has revealed it has no intention of introducing nutritional standards in academies and free schools, despite pressure from local authority caterers. Sandra Russell told the LACA conference she had received a letter from Sarah Teather, minister of state for children and families.
Posted: 15 July 2011 | 11:07
School meal take-up has increased for a third year in a row, according to new figures published today. The Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA) and the School Food Trust (SFT) found the biggest increase in numbers in primary schools, with 44.1% of children opting for the school canteen over packed lunches - up from 41.4% last year,
Posted: 07 July 2011 | 13:56
The rapidly increasing cost of school meals is down to more than just food inflation, school meal campaigners have warned. Their reaction comes after research showed that the average cost of a school meal had risen 10% this year.
Posted: 17 June 2011 | 11:10
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