Breakfast: Action in School

Feb 18, 2020 editor

The importance of Breakfast in School was cited in a survey by the National Education Union in 2019. It highlights how poverty is impacting on education.

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Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, the 'nation's doctor', has a strategy for our children.

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Red Box Consultancy Services have provided many national and local Schools with the support they need. Whether it is determining key points within a review, or assistance in evaluation of prospective catering partners, Red Box Consultancy Services are here to help!

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School Catering: Why go local?

Nov 12, 2019 editor

When considering your inhouse or tendered catering, it is always a good idea to focus on the sourcing of your ingredients. Going local is something Red Box look for when comparing tender submissions or when benchmarking services.

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War on Sugar Still Raging

Sep 24, 2019 editor

Efforts to cut sugar from our food are reportedly off target.

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Veganuary

Jan 07, 2019 editor

Veganuary's 2019 campaign launched with a call on Parliament to 'Try Vegan' this January'! Operators could be losing money by not catering for this growing group.

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You can never be too careful. The impact can be devastating to all concerned as seen in recent news coverage whereby retailers have not been able to guarantee ingredients present in their products.

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Clients often tell us that the contract monitoring service we provide, saves them a lot of time and effort in ensuring standards remain in place during the life of the contract, meal numbers are maintained, and the catering continues to develop.  Really it keeps the contractor on their toes!

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Following the Blue Planet 2 effect, there is an increasing demand from consumers for sustainable food which is set to stay. With that in mind we thought that it was important to look at how this continuing trend affects the world of school catering, and whether it will benefit the sector in the long run.   

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As September rolls in, and welcomes with it another school year, we here at Red Box can’t help but think about all our clients within the education industry. Having worked with many schools, academies and universities to produce diverse and sustainable catering solutions, the recent discussions about food waste at schools has got us thinking. 

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