New meals programme fails to whet the appetite Education bosses have increased spending on a school meals programme by almost pounds500,000 over the last three years despite fluctuating uptake numbers, it has been revealed. From: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK) | Date: June 13, 2007 | Copyright 2007 Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK). Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Education bosses have increased spending on a school meals programme by almost pounds500,000 over the last three years despite fluctuating uptake numbers, it has been revealed.

Aberdeenshire Council invested almost pounds1.4million in the Hungry for Success programme this school year but the number of pupils eating at school has fallen by 1.6% since 2004-05. The news comes two months after the Press and Journal revealed north-east schools were forced to reintroduce less-healthy foods...

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