Catering & Nutrition

Durham University has partnered with Lolly, the hospitality technology specialist, to implement a new Electronic Point of Sale (EPoS) system across its campus. The partnership has seen the successful deployment of more than 90 EPoS terminals across 30 sites, supporting a large and diverse catering operation. The new system is …

More than 1,600 pupils have been given free breakfasts to help them learn as one of the UK’s largest education workforce providers tackles the growing crisis of child hunger in classrooms. Affinity Workforce delivered more than 8,500 breakfasts across four primary schools in England in January as part of its …

Leading charity School Food Matters has released learnings from its ground breaking school food improvement programme. The Nourish programme offers a roadmap to success at a pivotal moment for school food policy. This year, the government is investing in universal primary breakfast clubs, expanded free school meals and the review …

Russell Hobbs has launched a nationwide school campaign and competition across the UK as part of its charity partnership with Action Against Hunger, to raise awareness of global hunger and inspire children to “cook for good”.  The Plates for Change initiative, delivered in collaboration with We Are Futures and The …

With winter illnesses threatening to disrupt the school term and flu cases among school children currently twice the national average, parents are seeking ways to keep children healthy and focused. Now, a dietitian reveals that specific food choices – and how they’re introduced – can transform both eating habits and learning potential. …

A Northumbria University academic who played a key role in bringing breakfast clubs and holiday activities to millions of children across the country has been rewarded for her work in the King’s New Year’s Honours List. Professor Greta Defeyter, Director of the Healthy Living Lab at Northumbria University, has been …

Following the start of a national partnership in December 2023, leading meals provider, apetito has since made a real difference to charities and communities across the UK through donating the equivalent of around 57,000 meals to the UK’s leading food redistribution charity, FareShare. FareShare takes donations of surplus food from …

Chartwells, the UK’s leading school and education catering company, has launched the latest instalment in its ‘Spotlight Session’ digital learning series, this time focused on gut health. Starring former CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth, the free educational videos and resources are designed for teachers to use in the classroom to educate and …

ProVeg UK, a non-profit organisation reviving school food, has launched a new programme this week called Canteen to Classroom to educate UK children about the health and environmental impact of the food they eat. According to UNICEF, nine out of 10 children are worried about climate change, with 89% of children saying they …

Children who take the Morrisons Foodmaker & Shopkeeper Tour will now be taught about the journey of British food from farm to store. Morrisons has added the British Food Module to its existing tours to show youngsters where fresh food comes from, teaching them how shorter delivery distances benefit the …