Paul Harvey from The School Lunch Collective — the grouping of organisations providing meals — said it was a “difficult situation” for Libelle, which has offered residential catering, tuckshop solutions and school catering services for the past 20 years.
“To minimise disruption, Compass Group has taken immediate steps to support Libelle, including ensuring staff wages are paid and keeping kitchen facilities running.”
The school lunch programme has been beset by myriad issues since launching in a new form earlier this year, including late deliveries, plastic melting into a meal, and one child suffering second-degree burns from a…
