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Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
As an employer providing meals for your employees, you have certain tax,…
You do not have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or pay…
If the meals or vouchers you provide are not exempt, you may have to…
The following guides contain more detailed information: subsidised meals…
A collection of documents explaining the background to the 'Family Food' publication and the methods used.
High-sugar and deep-fried food taken off the menu in new plans to overhaul school dinners amid health crisis facing children, helping to tackle obesity.
Greater policy emphasis is needed on the multiple-win agenda that couples school meals with benefits to agriculture, education and nutrition
Find out about the type of healthy food all maintained schools and academies in England have to provide under the school food standards.
Defra Secretary of State Steve Reed addressed the National Trust's 130th Anniversary Dinner on Tuesday 10 June
Industry Minister Chris McDonald's speech at the ADS Annual Dinner, 27 January 2026.
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