We’re partnering with Chefs in Schools, to support the life-changing work they do. Kids are the future, let’s feed them like it. Tommi, our co-founder, has been a huge supporter of Chefs in Schools since day one and is an active supporter and Trustee.
Chefs in Schools is on a mission to transform kids’ health through food. Using a proven and affordable model, they recruit chefs and train school kitchen teams to make tasty, exciting meals that are packed with fresh, nutritious local produce that pupils enjoy. They help school chefs and their teams educate kids about food in the dining hall and in the classroom - inspiring and empowering others to follow their lead, with the vision that every child should have equal opportunity in school to develop a life-long love of nourishing food.
In England, 25% of kids are obese when they leave primary school. Rates of severe obesity are four times higher in areas of highest deprivation, than in better off neighbourhoods. Research is clear – if school food improves, obesity falls, children’s health and well being is better, and attainment, and behaviour improves. Chefs in Schools is working to ensure that every child in the UK leaves school with an adventurous palate, a sound grasp of nutrition, a love of real food and the kitchen skills they will need to feed themselves and their loved ones well for life.