Category: Education
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Lockdown Food Insecurity
A YouGov poll found that 2.4million children are living in food insecure households, and two million children have received smaller portions, a reduced number of meals and/or low-cost, less nutritious meals because their parents have run out of food. Food insecurity driven by isolation and economic hardship in households with children has doubled since lockdown…
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Top of the class
A talented school cook from Liverpool has scooped the education sector’s top prize. Holly Charnock has won the national title of LACA School Chef of the Year 2020, beating off tough competition from caterers from across the UK. She was voted Britain’s No 1 school chef by a panel of judges at the national final,…
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Fielding Success for Growing Kids
A farming business in Essex has proved itself to be a class act – by branching out into school catering. Ashlyns Catering started life as an organic farm near Harlow but, like many farming businesses, embraced the need to diversify, working on an array of innovative projects before settling on contract catering for the education…
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Education: New report on school meals
The Government is turning a blind eye to unhealthy school meals, according to a new report from the Soil Association. The annual State of the Nation report into children’s food in England includes the findings of an 18-month investigation into school meals which brings together the views of caterers, school meal providers and headteachers. The…
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Entries open for The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) annual skills competition
The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO) has announced its online entry system is now open for its renowned annual TUCO Competitions event. New categories designed to reflect the latest industry food and drinks trends have also been added to ensure competitors continue to innovate and evolve their skills as they battle it out for gold. TUCO…
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School baking is back
Premier Foods’ McDougalls Young Baking Team of the Year competition returns and in its sixth successful year the competition will continue its focus on building children’s confidence through cookery, working with Birmingham Mind. Schools looking to bake their way to the top spot should recruit a team of up to three enthusiastic 7-11 year olds…
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Semi-finalists Revealed for the Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2019/2020
Following a very competitive paper judging stage, 14 college teams have been announced as semi-finalists for the Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2019/2020, chaired by Head Judge Chris Basten. The 14 successful teams taking part in the semi-final heats, which will take place in early February, are: Ayrshire College (Ayr Campus)Ayrshire College (Kilmarnock Campus)Carlisle CollegeCity…
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Take Five with our Key Trends for 2020
We are delighted to reveal the five key trends we believe will drive significant change across all sectors of the foodservice industry in 2020 and beyond. The five key trends identified, which you can find full details of in our Trend Guide 2020/21, are titled Children of the Revolution, A Change of Pace, TRIBE, An Alternative…
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Schools encouraged to connect communities and banish loneliness
Premier Foods is launching a new initiative for the education channel which will aim to bring local communities together by encouraging them to come and eat together. The ‘Bisto Together Project’ will help drive community spirit and tackle loneliness by connecting people of all generations and backgrounds within the school canteen and follows alarming government…
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True Blue
Prue’s blueprint for school meals Prue Leith has revealed her aspirational blueprint for school meals. The Great British Bake Off judge and former chair of the School Food Trust believes the national obesity problem can be fixed in a single generation – and is calling on the government to “take food education seriously”. If a…