Ministry shelves Compass school lunch sauce plan due to cost
The Ministry of Education abandoned a trial of adding condiments to Compass school lunches over budget concerns, despite high wastage rates.
Schools threw out nearly one in three Compass lunches late last year, prompting the Ministry of Education to investigate ways to make the meals more appealing. The ministry spent three months planning and costing a condiments trial with Compass Group's School Lunch Collective, the country's largest school lunch supplier. The proposal was shelved over cost considerations.
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Ministry drops sauce fix for Compass school lunches over cost
As schools reported throwing out nearly one in three Compass lunches late last year, the Ministry of Education looked into adding sauce to make the meals more appealing but shelved the idea over cost. The ministry spent three months planning…