New school lunches model could include packaged foods

New school lunches model could include packaged foods
David Seymour has been working on continuing to provide school lunches at a lower cost. (Image: NZME)
Cécile Meier
Dileepa Fonseka
The government is set to announce a new model to provide school lunches at a lower cost, which could involve the use of packaged foods such as tinned fruit, muesli bars, bread and canned beans, BusinessDesk understands.Associate education minister David Seymour said an announcement around a new school lunch programme was set to be made in the coming weeks but wouldn’t reveal more.Seymour has been reviewing the Ka Ora, Ka Ako programme, with a view to cut its funding by up to 50%, he told RNZ earlier this year. He has called the initi...

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