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School Dinners - A Progress Report

Sheila Dillon finds out whether new international relationships could be the key to improving school food in the UK.

Ten years on from 'Jamie's School Dinners', Sheila Dillon is joined by children's food campaigner and former dinner lady Jeanette Orrey and Co-Author of the School Food Plan, Henry Dimbleby to look at the state of school food and discuss how new international relationships could make British school food better.

It's also 10 years since Sheila visited Sweden to see a free school meals system known for nutritious food, where students and teachers dine together. This spring, Tony Mulgrew, Catering manager at Ravenscliffe High School in Halifax and 2014 winner of Best Cook at the ±«Óãtv Food and Farming Awards, set up an exchange with Lyndon McLeod, school chef in Gislavedin Sweden. Their aim? To bring together school chefs around the world and share ideas on improving school food online.

Our panel also hear from the Copenhagen 'House of Food', an innovative centre that's creating a school food culture in the city where there used to be none.

Presented by Sheila Dillon and produced in Bristol by Clare Salisbury.

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Mon 20 Apr 2015 15:30
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Presenter Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest Jeanette Orrey
Interviewed Guest Henry Dimbleby
Producer Clare Salisbury

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  • Sun 19 Apr 2015 12:32
    ±«Óãtv Radio 4
  • Mon 20 Apr 2015 15:30
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