School meal prices set to rise by 5p from April 28

Due to rising costs, it has been agreed to increase the cost of school meals in Denbighshire by 5p, which will be implemented on April 28.

The Denbighshire School Catering Service says it has faced an increase of prices for all major commercially procured food products, the domestic food market and across all food market supply chains.

 

The service was recently been recognised as the best performing catering service at The Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards earlier this year.

 

Councillor Diane King, Lead Member for Education, Children and Families said: “The decision to increase the cost of school meals was not taken lightly. However, even after this increase, these new prices will still be relatively low compared to other local authorities.

 

“As evidenced in their recent success at the APSE awards, the Council’s School Catering service are committed to providing value for money in terms of the quality of food given to pupils across our schools”.

 

* To view the school meals menu, or for more information visit the Denbighshire school meals website.