Category: Education

University caterers will be heading to Exeter later this month for a jam-packed TUCO Conference. Hundreds of higher education sector catering professionals will gather together at the University of Exeter for the three-day event from July 25. This year’s theme is ‘Your Mind on a Plate’ and speakers include psychiatrist and avid athlete Professor Steve…

Catering for boarding school children from all over the world presents a huge challenge – but Fran Graves and Simon Briggs are a class act. The hardworking duo head up the 62-strong catering team at Queen Ethelburga’s College in York, who feed 1,600 children and 200 staff on a daily basis. Catering general manager Fran…

With only a few weeks to go until the end of the academic year, now is a good time to start planning ahead and get your kitchen in order for the next school year. With so many rules and nutritional guidelines to adhere to, make the most of time-saving products and ideas to ensure your…

Over half of all primary schools in England are serving food that is ethical, sustainable, free from controversial additives and meets School Food Standards – thanks to the Soil Association’s Food for Life Catering Mark. The Food for Life Catering Mark provides an independent endorsement that caterers are taking steps to improve the food they…

Over 400 leading hospitality professionals and guests descended on historic Warwick on April 10-11 for the 24th annual TUCO Competitions to celebrate the high skill levels within the industry. Over the course of the two-day event, 150 experts from the higher and further education sector went head-to-head to compete in a series of food and…

The Children’s Food Trust has expressed disappointment at the discontinuation of the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) support service. The Department for Education has ended an annual £2,300 grant to help small infant schools fund free meals for their pupils. Schools with 150 or fewer pupils were given the grant to help deliver the government’s flagship…