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Eden Foodservice signs £10m school meal deal in Brighton & Hove

Eden Foodservice, the education catering division of Initial Facilties, has won a four-year schools deal with Brighton & Hove City Council. Scheduled to begin in August, the contract is estimated by industry experts to be worth in the region of £9.9m in total and will see Eden...
Posted: 23 May 2011 | 09:53

Nutritional standards must apply to academies and free schools, says LACA

Sandra Russell, LACANutritional standards need to be enforced and made mandatory in academies and free schools, according to the Local Authority Caterers Association (LACA). LACA members want to know why nutritional guidelines that are mandatory in state primary and secondary schools do not apply to academies and free schools.
Posted: 13 May 2011 | 11:55

Catering Academy wins £900,000 Shropshire school contract

Catering Academy has won a three-year deal with William Brookes secondary school in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. The £900,000 contract sees the national independent operator deliver catering services to round 930 students and 110 teaching and support staff...
Posted: 26 April 2011 | 10:34

School meals served in Hampshire at highest level

School meal provision in Hampshire is at the highest level for over a decade. More than six million lunches were served to primary pupils by Hampshire County Council caterers (HC3S) last year, the highest amount since 1997 and also greater than the south east England regional average.
Posted: 20 April 2011 | 15:01

AiP wins £1m of contract extensions

Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has secured two contract extensions worth over £1m combined. Arrow Vale High School in Redditch, Worcestershire has worked with AiP for four years and has renewed its contract for a further three.
Posted: 19 April 2011 | 17:17

Budget could cost 10,000 brewing and pub jobs, warn bosses - For more hopsitaltiy stories, see what the weekend papers say

A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Ticket resellers demanding $500 per head for Grant Achatz' new restaurant; Jamie Oliver's school meals shown to improve results and attendance and more...
Posted: 11 April 2011 | 10:41

Cucina wins schools contracts worth £1.8m

Cucina logoEducation catering specialist Cucina has won two three-year contracts with a combined turnover of £1.8m. Daily sales figures have increased by an average of 23% at Bexleyheath School in Kent, which has 1,700 pupils, and 14% at Shoeburyness High School in Essex, which has 2,000, since Cucina took over the contracts in January.
Posted: 05 April 2011 | 17:31

Soho House receives offers of up to £300m – For more hospitality stories, see what the weekend papers say

A round-up of the weekend's news affecting the hospitality industry. News includes: Jamie Oliver likens threat to healthy school meals to 'child abuse'; Macdonald Hotels seeks growth from spas, golf and restaurants and more...
Posted: 04 April 2011 | 10:04

Hertfordshire school meals uptake reaches 10-year high

The number of school dinners eaten in Hertfordshire has risen to its highest level in a decade. The introduction of a "packed lunch option" is believed to have contributed to the increased meal uptake within the primary sector.
Posted: 18 March 2011 | 10:51

Harrison Catering presents footie kit to Harrow High School

Harrison Catering presents footie kit to Harrow High SchoolHarrison Catering Services has today presented a brand new football kit to the Harrow High School first team. The school won the kit after they were picked from a prize draw that pupils across the borough could enter by...
Posted: 08 March 2011 | 16:05

National School Meals week drives take-up of school dinners

National School Meals Week has boosted take-up of school dinners, according to a survey of achievements from the 2010 event. The results of a questionnaire completed in January found that 74% of respondents saw an average increase in meal numbers of 6.3% during the week.
Posted: 28 February 2011 | 15:27

Countess of Wessex opens school restaurant

Contract caterer Cucina has welcomed Sophie, Countess of Wessex, at the launch of a new learning block and school restaurant. The countess opened the new facilities, which were were the final phase of ongoing work to complete Arthur Mellows Village College in Peterborough.
Posted: 23 February 2011 | 17:08

AiP awards recognise high achievers in school catering

School caterer Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has recognised its outstanding staff at its annual achievement awards. The caterer's school clients put forward nominees from their AiP staff and this year saw more than 50 individuals considered for an award.
Posted: 11 February 2011 | 16:37

Alliance in Partnership retains school contracts worth £1.7m

Education catering specialist Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has announced a hat-trick of school contract retentions worth about £1.7m. on top of the four new business wins it has already secured this year.
Posted: 10 February 2011 | 12:43

Host in £1.25m deal with Abbey College

host logoHampshire-based contract caterer Host has strengthened its share of the independent schools market with a £1.25m deal at Abbey College, Worcester.
Posted: 28 January 2011 | 10:29

Alliance in Partnership wins £100,000 education contract in Warwickshire

Alliance in Partnership wins £100,000 education contract in WarwickshireEducation catering contractor Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has announced a £100,000 contract to provide food services at two Warwickshire schools. The...
Posted: 13 January 2011 | 11:49

Alliance in Partnership scoops £80,000 education catering contract

Alliance in Partnership scoops £80,000 education catering contractEducation catering specialist Alliance in Partnership (AiP) has won an £80,000 contract at St. Joseph's Catholic Infant School in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The one-year rolling contract at St. Joseph's, a small satellite school, sees the caterer serve almost...
Posted: 11 January 2011 | 14:54

Caterer wanted for £14m education contract in Northamptonshire

Caterer wanted for £14m education contract in NorthamptonshireA contract worth £13.7m to provide school meals to schoolchildren in Northamptonshire has been put out to tender by the county council. The local authority...
Posted: 07 January 2011 | 14:27

Christmas dinner will get pupils interested in school meals, says SFT

The School Food Trust is urging schools to use their Christmas menus to help tempt more pupils into the canteen in 2011. School cooks across the country are preparing to serve up an estimated three million Christmas dinners before the end of term.
Posted: 10 December 2010 | 15:18

National School Meals Week kicks off

National School Meals Week 2010 will be launched today by shadow minister for education Sharon Hodgson at Hall Mead School, Upminster. Around 17,000 schools are estimated to be taking part in at least one of the five theme days...
Posted: 08 November 2010 | 10:12

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