Michael Gove

  • Spider-Man’s power and sticking up for foodservice.

    Spider-Man’s power and sticking up for foodservice.

    IGD has forecast that the food-to-go market is set to rocket in the next five years. Sales will hit £21.7 billion by 2021, compared with a meagre £16.1 billion this year. There will be more options at supermarkets and garage… Read More

  • Cameron reshuffles Conservative cabinet

    DAVID CAMERON has announced his biggest reshuffle in the conservative office which sees Elizabeth Truss take over as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from Owen Patterson.                    … Read More

  • New set of standards for food served in schools announced

    EDUCATION SECRETARY Michael Gove has announced new regulations for school food will be introduced from January 2015.                     The new set of standards include at least one portion of vegetables a… Read More

  • A head for fajitas

    HEADTEACHERS AND their relationship with catering staff are central to the success of the new school food plan. But will it help increase ‘stubbornly low’ levels of take-up?                        … Read More

  • LACA serve up school meal for MP’s

    MP’S GOT THE opportunity to see how much school dinners had improved since their time at school when the Local Authorities Caterers Association (LACA) served up lunch in the Houses on Parliament.   Sixty MP’s and several peers were served… Read More

  • Stealth successes

    NEVER WORK with animals or children. Those involved in school catering would certainly agree with the latter after a rollercoaster month which has placed school dinners firmly back on the political and media agendas.   Jamie Oliver got the ball… Read More

  • Steve Quinn, MD – Cucina Restaurants

    I HAVE to say that Jamie Oliver’s recent attack on Michael Gove over non-mandatory nutritional standards in academies made me a bit cross.                             You may think… Read More

  • Healthy school meals increase

    THE NUMBER of children having healthy school meals in England has risen for a fourth year running – with an estimated 167,000 more children using their school dining rooms last year.   New figures, reported by local authorities and published… Read More

  • Subway targets schools

    SUBWAY IS REPORTEDLY in talks with a head teacher to open a branch at a school in Manchester.   According to the Manchester Evening News the food chain is in talks with Parrs Wood High School in Didsbury over the possibility… Read More

  • Oliver attacks government over kids’ meals

    THE COALITION Government is doing nothing to tackle the obesity crisis among kids, according to Jamie Oliver. In an interview with Observer Food Monthly, Oliver launched a blistering attack on government policy, and in particular education secretary Michael Gove.  … Read More