01/06/2023
Our Service Manager, Sharon, attended the Childrens Food Summit in Leeds recently. Breakouts and workshops explored future ideas for improving school food, advertising policies, use of taxes and how to achieve greater diversity and inclusion in campaigning on children's food. It was a great chance for attendees to have more focused discussions, share ideas and good practice and raise interesting questions.
Local TV presenter Peg Alexander joined young people in handing out the Children's Food 'Yummy' and 'Yucky' Awards. Winners included councils introducing local food advertising policies, a project linking school children with the farms their food comes from, the youth campaign Bite Back 2030 as well as some outstanding individuals. Following public voting, the Yucky villains included a breakfast cereal brand, an energy drink and a confectionery company.
It was a good day, bringing key industry voices together and raising key issues such as funding for school meals.