News & events
News
In this section, you can find the latest news and press releases from the Children's Food Trust and School Food Trust. For media enquiries, please call 07867 536 794 or 07825 781 418. Alternatively, email media@childrensfoodtrust.org.uk
Wed, 23rd Nov 2011
The real five-a-day? UK kids feast on chocolate, energy drinks and crisps (BHF news release)
A new survey by the British Heart Foundation shows that UK kids are turning their backs on fruit and veg in favour of snacks loaded with fat, salt and…
Mon, 21st Nov 2011
Education Bill go-ahead for flexible school meal charging
Royal Assent for the Education Bill means that plans to give schools and caterers more flexibility in promoting healthy school meals to families have…
Tue, 15th Nov 2011
Schools urged to encourage free school meals registration (from DfE news release)
Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England could be missing out on extra cash for their schools, according to the Department for Education.
Thu, 10th Nov 2011
New report from ‘Growing up in Ireland’ and calls for junk food exclusion zones around schools
This week, the Government of Ireland’s Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald, announced that her department is looking at using…
Thu, 10th Nov 2011
New funding for Let's Get Cooking in the South West and South East
The School Food Trust's Let's Get Cooking programme has been named among projects in the South West and South East London to receive new Health Lottery…
