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Cashless Systems and Protecting Anonymity
School Meals

Cashless Systems and Protecting Anonymity

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodMarch 7, 2026

I remember standing in a school canteen three years ago, watching a line of sixty hungry Year 9s stall completely…

Raising Uptake by Fixing the Queue
School Meals

Raising Uptake by Fixing the Queue

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 28, 2026

I’ve sat in too many training rooms watching consultants push expensive, shiny new digital apps and complex “culture-building” seminars as…

Funding Streams and How They Are Claimed
School Meals

Funding Streams and How They Are Claimed

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 25, 2026August 27, 2026

I remember standing in a kitchen in South London three years ago, watching a catering manager stare at a spreadsheet…

Setting a Price That Covers Cost
School Meals

Setting a Price That Covers Cost

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 15, 2026

I remember standing in a school kitchen three years ago, watching a manager stare at a spreadsheet with the kind…

Working Out the True Cost of a Meal
School Meals

Working Out the True Cost of a Meal

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 8, 2026

I’ve sat in far too many budget meetings where people stare at spreadsheets as if the numbers themselves will magically…

Escalating a Problem With Your Caterer
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Escalating a Problem With Your Caterer

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodFebruary 1, 2026

I’ve sat in enough damp, echoing school corridors to know that when a board of governors asks about how to…

Monitoring a Contract Beyond the Monthly Meeting
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Monitoring a Contract Beyond the Monthly Meeting

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodJanuary 27, 2026

I’ve spent more hours than I care to admit staring at spreadsheets that claim to prove a catering contract is…

A Specification With Measurable Standards
School Meals

A Specification With Measurable Standards

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodJanuary 18, 2026August 27, 2026

I once walked into a school kitchen during a mid-morning rush, the air thick with the smell of industrial degreaser…

Writing a Specification Before Going to Tender
School Meals

Writing a Specification Before Going to Tender

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodJanuary 13, 2026August 27, 2026

I’ve sat through enough procurement meetings to know that most people approach the question of how catering contracts are tendered…

In-house, Contracted or Federated
School Meals

In-house, Contracted or Federated

Ottoline Achebe-KirkwoodJanuary 6, 2026

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

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