With more and more young people calling for action on climate change and demanding a stronger focus from adults on protecting our planet, we have been thinking about what we can do to be more sustainable caterers. As well as looking at how we can act more responsibly behind the scenes in our kitchens – […]
The winner of our Chef of the Year contest 2019, Cameron Dunbar, is the chef at The Hayesbrook School in Tonbridge. He spoke to us about what it’s like to take part in the competition and win! How did you feel when you arrived at the competition? I felt confident but also under pressure […]
Colin Harvey joined ISS Education in November 2016 to head up our Food Development Team. Originally from Malta, Colin now lives in Essex with his wife Dawn with whom he has three children. Having started his career working in hospitality & chef management, he made the move to education catering in 1994. We caught up with him to find […]
This year marked our 5th annual ISS Education Chef of the Year competition. On 26th May, sixteen talented school and college cooks from across ISS Education gathered at the new Chefmanship Centre inside the Unilever HQ, Leatherhead to compete for the title. Contestants had to prepare a two-course menu. These had to include chicken or […]
On the 25th May we held a special Food Education Event Day (FEED) in Bracknell Forest. The ISS Education catering team were there to welcome pupils and teachers from seven local schools to The Education Centre at Easthampstead Park, where the event took place. Children aged from 5 to 11 came along to learn about […]
Universal Infant Free School Meals 2014 has seen some significant changes in the world of school food. One of these changes was implemented by the government, from September of the same year, every pupil in reception, year 1 and 2 would be eligible for free school meals. Good food and good food culture has been shown to lead not […]
Green Fingers 2014 – I’m a vegetable, grow me out of here! Much to our delight, several schools joined us for our annual gardening promotion week during the spring! I’m a vegetable, grow me out of here! was created to try to encourage pupils to take an interest in the food they eat and its […]
