{"id":6147,"date":"2026-09-17T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tilda.com\/foodservice\/?p=6147"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:25:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:25:55","slug":"helping-schools-serve-smarter-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tilda.com\/foodservice\/blog\/campaigns\/helping-schools-serve-smarter-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Schools Serve Smarter Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--top-mask content-section--lemon\">\n        \n    <div class=\"image-with-text container container--small\">\n                    <div class=\"image-with-text__content\">\n                <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Through this series of real school stories, Tilda Foodservice shares practical ideas and proven approaches from education caterers across the UK \u2013 helping others adapt successful ideas within their own schools. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Every school has its own way of approaching menu planning, nutrition and kitchen operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        \n                            \n                    <div class=\"image-with-text__image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TLD31462 Tilda_Webpage_KM_AW_Image1\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.tilda.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/TLD31462-Tilda_Webpage_KM_AW_Image1.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-pad content-section--pepper content-section--new-brand\" id=\"\">\n                    \n    <div class=\"image-with-cta image-with-cta--flipped image-with-cta--centered-text image-with-cta--new-brand\">\n        <div class=\"image-with-cta__content\">\n            <div class=\"image-with-cta__container\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"title\">\n                            How Bentley New Village School meets the School Food Standards with confidence\n                        <\/h2>\n                                    \n                                    <p>Discover how familiar recipes are helping Bentley introduce more wholegrains, vegetables and pulses in ways that pupils are willing to try and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n                \n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tilda.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/TLD31462-ETTDT26-A4_Bentley-New-Village-School_compressed.pdf\" class=\"button\" target=\"_self\">FIND OUT HOW<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                                                        \n            <div class=\"image-with-cta__image image-with-cta__image-6149\">\n                <style>\n\t.image-with-cta__image-6149{\n\t\tbackground-image: 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             <p>See how small changes to menu planning and recipe development are helping Carryduff create flexible, value-led meals that work for both pupils and kitchen teams.<\/p>\n\n                \n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tilda.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/TLD31462-ETTDT26-A4_Carryduff-Primary-School_compressed.pdf\" class=\"button\" target=\"_self\">FIND OUT MORE<\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n                                                        \n            <div class=\"image-with-cta__image image-with-cta__image-6152\">\n                <style>\n\t.image-with-cta__image-6152{\n\t\tbackground-image: url(https:\/\/www.tilda.com\/foodservice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/TLD31462-Tilda_Webpage_KM_AW_Image3-new.png);\n\t\tbackground-size: cover;\n\t\tbackground-repeat: no-repeat;\n\n\t\t@media(min-width: 1440px) {\n\t\t\taspect-ratio: var(--aspect-ratio);\n\t\t}\n\t}\n<\/style>            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"content-section\">\n        <div class=\"quote container container--medium u-text-center\">\n            <p class=\"quote__content\"><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section class=\"content-section\">\n        <div class=\"quote container container--medium u-text-center\">\n            <p class=\"quote__content\">Our kitchen team is always looking for ways to make school meals both healthy and enjoyable, and Tilda\u2019s mixed White and Brown Rice is a great addition, wholesome and tasty, especially when Janine [Catering Manager] piles lots of hidden vegetables and pulses into the sauces. Our pupils always love the rice dishes. <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"quote__source\">Principal Barbara Preston<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-pad content-section--lemon content-section--new-brand\" id=\"\">\n                    \n    <div class=\"image-with-cta image-with-cta--centered-text image-with-cta--new-brand\">\n        <div class=\"image-with-cta__content\">\n            <div class=\"image-with-cta__container\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"title\">\n                            Exciting school meals: fresh ideas for modern education catering\n                        <\/h2>\n                                    \n                                    <p>Discover how Tilda Foodservice and Essential Cuisine are helping school<br \/>\ncaterers create nutritious, cost-effective meals packed with flavour, variety<br \/>\nand pupil appeal that keep 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