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EB top ten: outstanding school catering
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Malvern St James Girls’ School, Worcestershire
Malvern St James Girls’ School was recently awarded a prestigious Gold Healthier Choices Food Award. The nutritionally balanced menus at the school cater for all preferences, nationalities and special dietary requirements. All food comes from a small family supplier in Gloucestershire, which sources a lot of its products from the local area. All meals are produced and cooked on site using and include exotic dishes such as Caribbean chicken and pumpkin curry, Normandy mushroom wellington, sweet chilli beef stir fry and vegetable Cumberland pie. A salad bar, usually themed on Mediterranean or Tapas dishes, is also available each day. The catering facilities also boast a Level 5 Food Hygiene Rating.
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