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Auto-enrolment of free school meals – A ‘No Brainer’?

Bremner & Co, with colleagues from FixOurFood, are accepted for publication in Public Health Nutrition. We’re excited to share that our work on free school meals auto-enrolment has just been published in the Public Health Nutrition journal! It’s a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come and how close we are to solving a […]

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In the news: The baby formula industry is exploiting us – and parents are paying the price 

Our Partner, Dayna, has written an article in The Independent examining how baby formula pricing and marketing tactics are driving up costs for parents—and what must change to better protect families.  The rising cost of formula is not just an inconvenience; for many families, it is a crisis. Research by First Steps Nutrition Trust found

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In the news: Food Procurement and Provision in Early Years Settings: A Yorkshire Case Study

Our Partner, Dayna, has written an article for NurseryWorld’s Early Years Educator magazine discussing our research with FixOurFood and the University of York’s Professor Maria Bryant. This study investigated the challenges of food procurement in Yorkshire, where we gathered insights from the diverse set of stakeholders involved in the process of food provision in early

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Nearly 100 organisations urge the government to automatically enroll thousands of eligible children who are missing out on free school meals.

Bremner & Co is really pleased to partner with the FixOurFood Free School Meals (FSM) Auto-enrolment project, which, with the backing of nearly 100 organisations, is calling on the government to use the upcoming Children’s Wellbeing Bill to introduce FSM auto-enrolment nationwide. An estimated 470,000 children in England are eligible for FSM but missing out

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New research: Could expanding free school meals boost the UK food and farming economy? 

Bremner & Co is excited to announce our new research exploring the economic opportunities of expanding school meals for the UK food and farming sector, in partnership with Sustain and with support from Impact on Urban Health and the Ampney Brook Foundation.    At present, 2.1 million children are eligible for free school meals in England;

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Fix our Food Autoenrollment Pilot gets national coverage on the BBC

Bremner & Co ‘s role in a new trial scheme that is enabling thousands more children from England’s most disadvantaged households to access free school meals. The Yorkshire-based pilot project, run by the Fix Our Food research programme and anchored at the University of York, has already yielded hugely positive results. Bremner & Co has been

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Universal free school meals pilot programme

Bremner & Co works with lots of School Business Professionals (SBPs) to capture their views, experiences and advice on their role in delivering a great school food environment. And we’re pleased to work partner with the Institute of School Business Leadership (ISBL) to highlight and share our gleaned insights. Writing in ISBL’s ‘The Voice’ magazine,

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The price of Easter eggs is soaring – and it’s not for the reason you think

Dayna Brackley, Food Policy Consultant, looks at the cocoa value chain ahead of the Easter weekend in an article for the Independent. She discusses the surge in Easter egg prices, where the root cause extends beyond inflation. Chocolate prices are on the rise due to climate change-induced disruptions in West Africa, where the majority of

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£2.53 per meal? No wonder our school kids are being fed cold potatoes

Dayna Brackley, Food Policy Consultant, discusses the government’s £2.53 per meal rate for school meals in her latest article for the Independent. Highlighting the many challenges caterers face when working to provide nutritious meals amidst rising costs, she stresses the influence of inadequate funding on meal quality. She also discusses the administrative barriers that prevent

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