Rising costs put pressure on school food industry

Children will receive poorer quality meals' in September as firms look for cheaper options

Soaring costs are putting the school food industry under considerable strain", , prompting fears that some catering firms will be forced to pull out of contracts before the start of the next academic year.

With food prices up by 20%, as well as rising staff and energy costs, the sector has warned that schoolchildren will be served poorer quality meals" in September as catering firms look for cheaper options to fill stomachs.