In Dumfries & Galloway Council, Economy, Environment and Infrastructure, Facilities Management – Catering Services, are bound by The Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) (Scotland) Act 2007, which means they create a balanced nutritious menu over any one week.
By following these guidelines Facilities Management – Catering Services:
- Places health promotion at the heart of school activities
- Ensures that food and drink served in schools meets nutritional requirements
- Ensures their local authority promote the uptake and benefits of paid and free school meals
The Naturally D&G brand promoting by Facilities Management ensures that:
- Meals are freshly prepared, with seasonal ingredients
- Eggs are from free-range hens and our meat is from animals farmed to British welfare standards
- They don’t serve any endangered fish
- Their menu is free from undesirable additives and GM ingredients
In addition to the menus handed out in school, Facilities Management – Catering Services has a Naturally D&G website http://www.dumfriesandgalloway.scottishschoolmeals.co.uk/ that provides supplementary information
Special Dietary Requirements
Facilities Management – Catering Services provide special dietary requirements for food allergy and intolerances; medically prescribed diets; or diets for religious or cultural reasons specific meals for children of different ethnic origin. Simply ask the school for a registration form to allow us to inform the catering team who will discuss your child’s requirements in full. For more information call 030 33 33 3000 and ask for Facilities Management – Catering Services.
Free school meals are provided for all pupils in Primary 1, 2 and 3. Younger pupils at nursery or older pupils at primary and secondary school may also be eligible for free school meals in certain situations as well as those families on qualifying benefits. Free school meals can lead to a large saving each year, nursery and primary school pupils can save £351 and secondary pupils can save £370. You’ll also be helping your child’s school if you qualify for free school meals. Some Scottish Government funding provided directly to schools is linked to the numbers of pupils who are entitled to free school meals. For more information visit http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/schoolmeals
