News & Views

Taken directly from the ParentPay, Cypad and LACA report as below. ''The aim of this research is to understand the parental view on the school meal service and offering available to their children. Building on the success of the 2021 survey, ParentPay, Cypad and LACA have again conducted one of the largest studies ever undertaken with parents on school meal provision in the UK. The survey attracted an overwhelmingly positive response of over 267,047 survey completions, providing an extremely robust overall sample size''.

We have been asked more and more frequently about the requirement for vegan menus in school. Are schools expected to accommodate the ethical choices as they would religious diets? The Government School Food Plan provides a breakdown of the legal requirement to promote healthy eating.

Green cleaning has to do with the use of environmentally safe products and techniques in commercial cleaning. Though it is not completely new in the industry, it is one of the most on trend innovations when customers are assessing your proposal and business offer. Any company taking ownership for the health and safety of both the cleaner and the clients by encouraging the use of eco-friendly products in janitorial services will be seen as responsible. Technology is revolutionizing how we clean in incredible ways, with innovations allowing businesses of all sizes to keep their premises responsibly clean without overspending.

New Government procurement plans for the public sector are potentially 'catastrophic' for smaller suppliers to the Public Sector.

Our School-based clients and Catering Contractor partners may be in the best position to share this information with their own communities. Kids can eat for free or a very low cost this half term as cost of living hits hard.

In 2019, the Trust commissioned Red Box to manage a catering tender for their 6 primary schools in Bradford.

The Veganuary campaign is ever growing year on year as the demand for vegan, dairy-free and plant-based diets are the norm for an ever growing customer base, adding new health and environmentally conscious customers to the market share each January. Are you taking on the Veganuary challenge or building it into your offer?

Did you know Red Box are an approved Highfield Assessment Centre. We have approved tutors ready to deliver a range of courses as detailed below. We can deliver these to a group of delegates at their place of work or in our dedicated training and meeting room in Harrogate. All our courses are competitively priced and our experienced training consultant will tailor the speed and content of the course to suit the specific needs of the delegates.

We welcome Louise to the business and hope she will settle into working with the wider team and clients over the coming months. Louise started with Red Box in June and has been chipping away at some of our larger and more complex projects to support a handover of workload within the team. We hope Louise can bring a sense of fresh eyes to the processes Red Box currently offer and deliver reassuring strategy, insight and expertise. We wish you the best of luck in your new position!

Red Box can provide the expertise and support fully integrated facility management to ensure the catering service and facilities management services within your schools achieve high standards. So how do we do this?