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  • Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers Lauren Almeida
    Trade body warns that changes are likely to drive up costs and push pupils to find somewhere to buy junk food Business live โ€“ latest updatesA government push to get schoolchildren eating more lentils, pulses and beans at lunch could have a โ€œdevastating effectโ€, making catering services unviable, school meal providers have warned.Proposals for healthier meals in English schools, which would limit the amount of desserts and reduce โ€œgrab-and-goโ€ items such as pizzas and sausage rolls, would pile pr
     

Plan for healthier school meals in England will hit services, say caterers

23 April 2026 at 12:00

Trade body warns that changes are likely to drive up costs and push pupils to find somewhere to buy junk food

A government push to get schoolchildren eating more lentils, pulses and beans at lunch could have a โ€œdevastating effectโ€, making catering services unviable, school meal providers have warned.

Proposals for healthier meals in English schools, which would limit the amount of desserts and reduce โ€œgrab-and-goโ€ items such as pizzas and sausage rolls, would pile pressure on an already struggling sector, caterers said.

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ยฉ Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

ยฉ Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

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