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Secondary school caterer Cucina Restaurants and Southfield School for Girls have been awarded the Soil Association's Food for Life Gold Catering Mark.

Sam Davies, director of food at Cucina Restaurants, said: "We are very pleased to receive an endorsement from the Soil Association in the form of this award.

“Because food has always been at the centre of our business model, we have continued to push standards ever higher, preparing our very wide range of dishes at each site from fresh, locally sourced ingredients wherever possible.

“We're also proud of the fact that we operate restaurants rather than canteens, presenting students and staff with more than 40 food choices daily."

The award followed a rigorous process of auditing for the highest standards of provenance and traceability, to provide reassurance to customers that all meals at the school are freshly prepared using environmentally sustainable and seasonal ingredients, free from undesirable additives and trans fats, and which are better for animal welfare and compliant with national nutrition standards.