Formerly known as the School Food Trust, we started our work in 2005 and became a registered charity in 2006.

Our children must eat healthily to reach their full potential in life.

Through ensuring a balanced diet in their early years and at school, together with better family cooking skills, lifestyle and food education, the Trust exists to help protect every child’s right to eat better – and so, to do better.

We provide specialist advice, training and support to anyone who provides food for children.
This includes:

• improving lunchtimes in early years settings and schools – the food, the kitchens, the dining rooms and the training
• helping schools, communities, charities and businesses with practical, healthy cooking skills which improve diet
• advising on how to improve menus for children
  building the evidence base about children’s food and nutrition through our internationally-recognised research team
• providing independent, expert advice to local and national government and other organisations working on children’s food issues.

Our board members are from a range of backgrounds - from food suppliers and school caterers to medical professionals and public health specialists, along with experts in cooking, marketing and management. And our team includes ex-caterers and teachers, as well as experts in child nutrition, research, school food finance and design.