School Food Standards Unviable Unless Government Addresses Funding and Operational Challenges Facing Schools and Caterers

School food standards unviable unless government addresses funding and operational challenges facing schools and caterers

This was the warning that came from leading voices from across the education catering sector during Arena’s Feeding the Future: Rethinking Catering in Education event in London, where operators, suppliers, wholesalers and sector experts gathered to discuss the future of school food and the growing pressures facing the sector. While delegates were united in supporting efforts to improve children’s health and nutrition, concerns were raised that …

Education Catering Leaders Warn School Food Standards Must Be Backed by Funding and Practical Reform

Education catering leaders have warned that proposed school food standards will only succeed if government provides sustainable funding, realistic implementation timescales and closer collaboration with the sector responsible for delivering more than a billion school meals each year.