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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Zoe Tidman

School meals industry ‘on its knees’ faced with shortages and rising costs

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Children are facing a deterioration in school meals due to shortages and soaring prices in the cost of living crisis, a survey suggests.

School meal providers have said they are being forced to cut back on the quality of meals and are using more processed food and poorer-quality meat for student lunches because of cost pressures.

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