WE’VE MADE THE FINALS: PUBLIC SECTOR CATERING AWARDS 2025

Posted on April 23, 2025

We’re thrilled to have made the finals in two categories of the Public Sector Catering Awards 2025. The annual awards celebrate individuals and teams that work within the industry, across all areas of the sector including education, healthcare, care homes, prisons, universities, the armed forces and catering colleges. The Public Sector Catering Awards night host […]

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HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN ENJOY BREAD-MAKING WORKSHOPS IN SCHOOLS

Posted on April 11, 2025

Our team have been busy and delivered a series of engaging bread-making workshops to hundreds of children across Cambridgeshire, inspiring young minds and fostering a hands-on appreciation for food. The bread-making workshops The workshops – provided to primary schools free of charge – are part of our community outreach initiative, designed to educate children on […]

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FIVE MINUTES WITH… CHARLOTTE WALKDEN, DOLCE’S HR DIRECTOR

Posted on April 10, 2025

Charlotte Walkden was appointed Dolce’s HR Director when she was 30 years old, after rapidly rising through the ranks. We sat down with Charlotte to hear more about her travels in Australia, how she realised HR was the career path for her, her rapid progression and how she likes to unwind outside of work. Were […]

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DOLCE & HAWARDEN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NEWS

Posted on April 09, 2025

We’ve had a busy few weeks speaking to various media outlets about our work with Hawarden High School – one of the oldest schools in Wales – where we led a complete redesign of their main dining area. Our flagship offering at Hawarden’s newly designed Food Court offers students a diverse culinary experience across four […]

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WELSH HIGH SCHOOL HAWARDEN PARTNERS WITH DOLCE CATERING AND SEES SCHOOL LUNCH UPTAKE ROCKET

Posted on March 06, 2025

One of the oldest schools in Wales has seen its school meal uptake rocket, following a complete redesign of their main dining area, in a project that the headteacher says has ‘revolutionised the catering experience’. Hawarden High School, in Flintshire, Wales, partnered with us at Dolce Schools Catering and we completed the full fit-out and […]

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THE NATASHA ALLERGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAMME TO PROTECT CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGIES

Posted on February 24, 2025

The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, the UK’s food allergy charity, has announced the launch of a new Allergy School programme. This comes following research by the NASUWT, the teachers’ union, in collaboration with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, which reveals that 95% of teachers now have children with food allergies in their school, yet 67% […]

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DOLCE TOPS NEW SCHOOL CATERER RANKING WITH OUR PLANET-FRIENDLY MENU

Posted on February 05, 2025

The School Contract Caterer Ranking scores England’s top 25 school caterers on how planet-friendly their menus are. ProVeg UK developed the ranking after it was clear that the lack of information for schools and local governments was hindering their ability to compare planet-friendly catering providers that aligned with their sustainability goals. The scoring system evaluated […]

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WE’RE FINALISTS IN THE 2025 CONTRACT CATERING AWARDS

Posted on January 30, 2025

We’re very excited to announce that we are finalists in three categories of the 2025 Contract Catering Awards. Winners will be announced at a gala dinner at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, in London, on the 3rd of March. The annual awards, hosted by Contract Catering magazine, recognise individuals who have made a significant contribution […]

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