School meals

A new co-operative set up to serve almost 2.5 million meals to Plymouth school children each year is believed to be one of the first in the UK.

The newly formed local authority trading co-operative company called CATERed is 49 per cent owned by schools and 51 per cent by the council

It brings together the pooled budgets of 61 Plymouth primary schools, five special schools and...

All children in reception and years one and two will be eligible for a free cooked school lunch from this September. The meals will include a main course and a pudding at no cost to the parent/carer. The government’s Universal Infant Free School Meals initiative is aimed at improving academic attainment for infant children and helping families save money.

Councillor Sue McDonald,...

Schools across Plymouth are cooking up a national first with the Council to guarantee hot school lunches will continue to be offered to children through a new city-wide Co-operative company.

A report to Plymouth City Council’s Cabinet outlines plans to create a jointly owned Local Authority Trading Co-operative Company, which will see the majority of schools in Plymouth owning 49% of...

School meals in Plymouth are making headlines again for all the right reasons after being shortlisted for another prestigious national award.

Plymouth City Council’s Education Catering Service has been chosen as one of the nine finalists for the Best Council Service Team of the Year at the highly regarded MJ Achievement Awards 2014.

Brad Pearce, Education Catering Manager, said...

A team serving up millions of school meals to children in Plymouth has been shortlisted for a national award for its locally sourced, quality ingredients and seasonal menus.

Plymouth City Council's Education Catering Service has been chosen as one of three finalists for the Local Authority Caterer of the Year at the EDUcatering Excellence Awards 2013 for the second year in a row....