In Scotland, Stirling Council was the first local authority to upgrade and achieve the Soil Association Scotland Silver award. As part of the changes made to their menu, organic milk is now served in all Stirling Council primary schools. Click here to read more
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2020 – Working to increase healthy and more sustainable school meals in Europe
ProVeg International have been working with school catering teams in Europe to help make school meals healthier and more sustainable. Click here to find out more
2020 – Blog – Why free school meals should be avaiable for all children
Here’s a blog, written by Imogen Richmond-Bishop from Right To Food UK. Click here to read the blog
2020 – Innovative and important lunches in Yemen
In Yemen, World Food Programme has recently started giving sandwiches in four schools in Aden. In addition to a cheese or cheese sandwich, the children also get a cucumber and a banana. This packed meal represents half of a child’s daily calorie needs.
2020 – Tasty and nutritious food on the menu in Scotland
Tayside Contracts has produced some exciting menus for International School Meals Day. Be inspired!
2020 – Award-winning organic food from Scotland
The North Ayrshire team has won a Soil Association Scotland for efforts in increasing the use of organic produce. They make sure that at leat 15% of ingredient spend goes on organic produce. Buying organic food supports nature-friendly farming that’s better for wildlife and supports soil health.
2020 – Innovative programme makes good eating easy in England
At Food for Life, a Soil Association programme, they work with schools and nurseries to make it normal, easy and enjoyable for children to eat well. Find out more about their schools programme here: https://foodforlife.org.uk/schools
2020 – Homemade salad at school in England
Alongside the mains at Lampton School, there are vegetable sides, thanks to Chefs in Schools. Today it’s a rainbow carrot, kale, tahini and herb salad. Eileen cooks the carrots first, then mixes the sauce through and adds in the kale.
2020 – Pasta and bread-making in schools in England
Mellors Catering has a new class, run by their brilliant Executive Development Chef, Michael Stroud. Since September he’s been all over the north of England teaching hundreds of pupils how to make pasta and bread.
2020 – Encouraging recycling in Peru – Tetra Pak
Preserving culture and promoting recycling with innovative product and package design in Peru’s school nutrition programme. from Tetra Laval. The initiative P&D Andina Alimentos, S.A., made history with a Yoleit brand launch of a new fortified dairy product featuring both Spanish and Quechua languages on the package. This beverage contains locally-produced grains and is enriched...