Allergy Awareness Blog

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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FIVE MINUTES WITH… CLAIRE OLDFIELD, DOLCE’S NEW OPS DIRECTOR FOR THE NORTH

Posted on January 28, 2025

Claire has not only worked hard on her career over the past decade but has also focused on her learning. She has studied and achieved qualifications in Operational Management, alongside work and also being a mum to three daughters. We sat down with Claire to hear more about her career journey from cook to Operations […]

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DOLCE ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATASHA ALLERGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Posted on January 16, 2025

We’re proud to announce a three-year partnership with The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation, the UK’s food allergy charity, helping to support the organisation’s goal to #MakeAllergyHistory. The partnership will see us donate annually to the charity and help support its vital research and education work.The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation was founded in 2019 by Tanya […]

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FIVE MINUTES WITH… IRIS HYDE, OUR LONGEST STANDING EMPLOYEE

Posted on December 18, 2024

Moving from Hong Kong to the UK to study catering management and with a background working in patisserie, Iris joined us as an Accounts Assistant. She has worked on every aspect of accounts and payroll here at Dolce, as well as being immersed in managing the wider office activity. Iris is now the Office Manager. […]

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SCHOOL MEAL FUNDING SYSTEM

Posted on December 10, 2024

… WE TALK TO BBC NORTH WEST NEWS ABOUT HOW THE SCHOOL MEAL FUNDING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE OVERHAULED Following the Department of Education’s announcement last week, that the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) is increasing by 5p – far lower than many in the industry expected – we’re calling for the government to […]

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FIVE MINUTES WITH… BEN WOODWARD, DOLCE’S RECENTLY APPOINTED COO

Posted on November 25, 2024

With over 30 years’ experience in operations and sales within contract catering, Ben has held senior roles with the likes of Elior, Compass and Sodexo. For many of those years he was working within the education sector, which Dolce specialises in, as well as healthcare and B&I. We’re delighted to have Ben on our team, […]

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