Christmas by the numbers: How Dolce served festive cheer to schools in 2025

Posted on January 13, 2026

Christmas dinner is one of the favourite moments in the school meals calendar. It’s a day pupils look forward, and one our teams love delivering. And for Christmas 2025, we served an incredible 97,165 traditional turkey Christmas dinners to pupils across the country, alongside 10,000 vegetarian Christmas dinners – making sure everyone could enjoy the […]

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FIVE MINUTES WITH… ANNE KAVANAGH, DOLCE’S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Posted on December 10, 2025

Anne brings a wealth of experience to her new role as Dolce’s Business Development Manager, having spent many years in both B&I and education catering. Her career has seen her lead large teams, deliver ground-breaking school initiatives, and mentor rising stars across the industry. We sat down with Anne to hear more about why she […]

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DOLCE: IN THE NEWS

Posted on December 03, 2025

How is it nearly the end of 2025?! Our team have been very busy the past few months, talking to media about trends, ideas and news. In September, we announced that we secured 102 new contracts across England and Wales, taking our total daily meal provision to more than 130,000 pupils nationwide, and meaning we […]

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We can finally fix it: Why it’s time to overhaul the Free School Meal model

Posted on December 03, 2025

By Adam Curtis, Director at Dolce Last week at the LACA Autumn Seminar, our Dolce team had the chance to stand in front of colleagues from across the catering and hospitality sector and talk openly about something that has been broken for more than a decade: the way Free School Meals are funded. This isn’t […]

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Our top 5 meal hacks to keep children happy with what’s on their plate at school

Posted on November 12, 2025

This week (10–14 November) marks National School Meals Week, a time to celebrate the power of a good school meal. At Dolce, we believe that mealtimes should inspire curiosity, confidence, and connection. From introducing pupils to new flavours to making lunchtimes more fun and inclusive, our approach to school catering goes far beyond the food […]

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Dolce joins the IFG Family: Another chapter begins

Posted on November 10, 2025

A message from our co-Founder and Managing Director Scott Curtis: We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve built at Dolce and today marks the start of another exciting chapter in our business – we’re now part of the Impact Food Group (IFG) family. Ever since Dolce was founded by my father, uncle and grandfather, over 25 […]

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The secret behind Dolce’s rapid rise:

Posted on October 09, 2025

What makes this year’s ‘Contract Caterer of the Year’ different? Our friends over at The Educator magazine recently ran an article on our rapid rise over the past year – a year which has seen us scoop the coveted Contract Caterer of the Year title at the 2025 Public Sector Catering Awards. Winning the award […]

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Allergen Awareness: Dolce supports Natasha’s Day

Posted on September 25, 2025

This October marks an important milestone for food allergy awareness in the UK. On 1 October, it’s the anniversary of Natasha’s Law – a landmark piece of legislation that has transformed food safety for millions of people living with food allergies. The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation – the UK’s food allergy charity – was founded […]

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