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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Emma Gill

'They're already ridiculous' - Parents blast warning that school meals could get smaller

Parents say the size of school meals is already 'ridiculous' amid warnings they could get smaller.

We reported earlier how one of the UK's biggest food wholesalers said schools were exploring whether they can use cheaper ingredients or make portions smaller altogether due to the cost of living crisis.

With the price of baked goods currently up to 30 per cent more expensive due to rising wheat costs and the price of sunflower oil double what it was a year ago after Russian's invasion of Ukraine, Andrew Selley, chief executive for Bidfood, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that 'the situation is going to lead to some difficult decisions for school caterers'.

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