Green councillors have warned about a “race to the bottom” on school meal contracts.
The City Council is looking at out-sourcing school meals with penalties for providers if they do not increase take-up. However, the Greens have argued that, in the short term, this could could lead to a “chips ‘n’ pizza” approach rather than investing properly in healthy, locally-sourced options.
Green councillor, Alison Johnstone said:
“We need to be absolutely clear how any provider would reach these targets. We do not want a race to the bottom, in terms of quality and produce when providers should be extending healthy options and doing much more to source local food.”
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