The School Food plan, drawn up by the founders of the Leon restaurant chain Henry Dimbleby and John Vincent, includes a range of measures to drive-up school food standards and divert the £1bn it says parents spend on packed lunches back into the system.
Last year, the secretary of state for education Michael Gove asked the restaurateurs to work with schools, councils, caterers and Government to set out how to increase the number of children eating good food in schools.
According to the authors of the plan, the majority of children bring packed lunches to school as parents mistakenly believe that it is the healthiest option. However, the Government claims that just one per cent of packed lunches meet nutritional standards.
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