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Allergen Signage That Is Kept Current
School Meals

Allergen Signage That Is Kept Current

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodMay 14, 2026September 17, 2026

I’ve sat in enough damp, frantic school kitchens to know that a shiny, expensive tablet with a touchscreen menu won’t…

Identifying an Allergic Child at the Counter
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Identifying an Allergic Child at the Counter

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodMay 9, 2026September 17, 2026

I remember standing in a school kitchen three years ago, watching a frantic lunchtime service unfold. The air was thick…

Midday Supervisors Need Training Too
School Meals

Midday Supervisors Need Training Too

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodApril 30, 2026

I’ve spent too many afternoons standing in the corner of steaming, chaotic school kitchens, watching managers hover over clipboards like…

A Quieter Hall Means More Food Eaten
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A Quieter Hall Means More Food Eaten

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodApril 28, 2026

I’ve stood in the corner of many a school dining hall, clipboard in hand, and felt that specific, physical vibration…

Two Tills Move Twice as Many Children
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Two Tills Move Twice as Many Children

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodApril 16, 2026

I’ve stood in the middle of school dining halls during the 12:15 rush, and let me tell you, it doesn’t…

Splitting Sittings Without Losing Lesson Time
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Splitting Sittings Without Losing Lesson Time

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodApril 15, 2026

I can still hear the deafening, rhythmic thud of three hundred plastic trays hitting the stainless steel counters all at…

Counter Service Versus Family Service
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Counter Service Versus Family Service

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodApril 7, 2026

I remember standing in a secondary school kitchen three years ago, watching a team of three exhausted staff members try…

Cooking in Waves Rather Than All at Once
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Cooking in Waves Rather Than All at Once

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodMarch 31, 2026August 27, 2026

I’ve sat in too many humid, shouting kitchens to believe the nonsense that you need a complex, minute-by-minute spreadsheet to…

Planning Production Backwards From Service
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Planning Production Backwards From Service

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodMarch 19, 2026September 10, 2026

I remember standing in a secondary school kitchen three years ago, the air thick with the smell of burnt gravy…

A Meal Debt Policy That Does Not Shame Children
School Meals

A Meal Debt Policy That Does Not Shame Children

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodMarch 13, 2026

I remember standing in a small secondary school kitchen three years ago, watching a catering manager stare at a spreadsheet…

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