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The Children’s Food Trust charity has joined forces with buying group YPO and school food marketing company Elygra to launch a Canteen Rescue campaign, aimed at helping to turn canteen nightmares into dining room dreams.

The campaign calls on teachers and pupils to nominate their school canteens, which have seen better days for the chance to win a prize worth more than £10,000.

Linda Cregan, Children’s Food Trust CEO, said: “Children tell us that where they eat is actually more important to them than what they’re eating.

“Put another way, if we invested as much time into creating great spaces for eating in school as we do into cooking tasty, healthy food for children, we’d see even more kids wanting to give healthier school food a try.

“High street restaurants don’t put up with poor lighting or cramped tables, so why should school dining rooms? This is a fantastic opportunity to help more pupils create a space that works for them.”

The winning school will bag £6,500 worth of furniture or equipment to transform their dining space, along with £3,000 worth of marketing kit and customer service training to help market their meals.