The Caterer Blog

Radio Five Live presenters discussing yesterday's Wimbledon climax this morning hit a brick wall when they tried to recall who partnered Jo Durie to success in the mixed doubles twenty years ago. A deafening silence ensued, as Nicky Campbell and colleagues racked their brains for the elusive name. Finally, a voice piped "Jeremy Bates" from the back of the studio, to much relief. The mystery tennis specialist? Judy Hargadon, Chief Executive of the School Food Trust. Game, set and match Judy ...

Ah school meals, the battleground for hearts and minds (both children and parents). Jamie Oliver, Turkey Twizzlers, you know the drill.

While there seems genuine optimism about the fate of the primary school meals service, providers and politicians are waiting eagerly to see the findings of next month's LACA/SFT school meals survey.

Surely national uptake at secondary level will have risen, having bottomed out at its lowest point since just after the Second World War last year. Surely?

But how about this to garner envious glances from all? John Betts Primary School in London's Hammersmith - demonstrating a laudable whole school approach - opted out of Local Authority control last year for school meals.

This was well meaning, as the school wanted to deliver a made on site, fresh-food lunch service, but not at all straightforward as John Betts didn't even have a school kitchen. Bugger.