News & Events

News & Events

In this section, you can find the latest news and press releases from the School Food Trust. For media enquiries, please call 020 7273 5205 or 0114 259 3230. Alternatively, email media.enquiries@sft.gsi.gov.uk.

School meals are the real deal (26/2/10)

Promoting healthy eating across South East schools was top of the agenda this week when a host of health professionals, professors, nutritionists and doctors came together to discuss various approaches to improve the quality and experience of school dining.

Canteen biggest barrier to healthy eating for kids (26/2/10)

New research has shown for the first time that poor quality canteens are the biggest barrier to children's uptake of school food.

More children eat their greens (11/02/10)

Almost three quarters of primary school children in England are now taking vegetables or salad as part of their average school lunch - following the introduction of mandatory standards for school food.

Thousands more to benefit from free school meals (05/02/10)

More primary school children across the country will benefit from a free healthy school lunch as Ed Balls today invited all local authorities to bid for cash to fund more universal free school meal pilots.

Lunch with a legend at Bristol school (05/02/10)

A Bristol school hosted lunch for a sporting legend this week – as ambassadors for healthy school food from around the country converged on the city.