Wednesday 23rd March 2011 - Published by Lara Page - Account Manager
An Education in Good Food for Pupils
Pupils at an Ealing school will soon be counting down the minutes to the lunch bell, as ‘enjoying delicious, socially responsible food becomes the lesson of the day.
Clifton Lodge Preparatory School on Mattock Lane in Ealing, hopes to educate pupils on carbon footprints and where food comes from, having called in independent caterers Thomas Franks to help revamp the school lunch menu with environmentally sustainable meal options.
From the Summer Term, Thomas Franks will be preparing school lunches for the pupils, using freshly produced, regionally sourced and sustainably procured ingredients from independently owned catering suppliers.
All fruit and vegetables will focus on what is in season in the UK, not the other side of the world, to reduce its carbon footprint. Meat will come direct from regional butchers for a fresher, fuller flavour; and fish from sustainable stock.
Alan Gibson, Headmaster at Clifton Lodge, said: “We are all very excited about Thomas Franks joining us to provide our school lunches. They not only produce delicious and nutritious food but are also experts at involving pupils, through creative menu design and food awareness.”
Clifton Lodge is a preparatory school for boys and girls, aged 4 to 13, which aims to help its pupils achieve their full potential, both academically and socially.
Clifton Lodge pupils in front of the school
