Your school meals provider Manchester Fayre underwent a review late last year to identify whether or not they were providing a "value for money" service.

The review specifically looked at:

The quality of food being served - which scored very highly and meets the food based standards

• Head Teacher satisfaction - 90% are satisfied with the service
• The pricing policy for school meals which compares favourably nationally
• The catering teams - which are efficient in their roles with high standards for cooking skills and they really care about the children they provide meals for
• Voted great value for money when compared nationally in the 2007 review commissioned by APSE and winner of the "Best Performer in Education Catering" award for two consecutive years.
• The Council, which supports its school meals service and is really keen to ensure that there is added value through their pricing policy, investment and maintenance.

The outcome of the review, commissioned by external agency APSE, found that the service was good value for money and that the school meals being served to pupils in primary and secondary school across Manchester met the standards set by Government.