Solutions SK’s School Meals Team won the National Overall Best Education Catering Team of the Year award at the Annual Network Performance Awards organised by the Association for Public Service Excellence.
 
The School Meals Team competed against more than 55 local authorities from across the country to win the prestigious award.
 
Winningthis award demonstrates the drive and commitment shown by the team in their pursuit to deliver a professional service to customers. The award also shows that the School Meals service delivers value for money through recognised quality and performance indicators, linked to standards of excellence.
 
Councillor Mark Weldon, Executive Member for Children & Young People, said: “Winning this award recognises further improvements that have taken place in the School Meals service over the last twelve months. This year’s award is extra special as the team were awarded the Best Performer Award in 2009.”
 
NicCox, Managing Director of Solutions SK, said: "Recognition as the best amongst our peers is excellent news and demonstrates the hard work put in by everyone in the Schools Meals team and their colleagues from the Support Teams across the company. I would like to congratulate the team on achieving this award and I am delighted to be able to call us an award winning service."
 
Solutions SK, a Stockport Council whollyowned company provides school meals in over 100 primary and secondary schools across Stockport.
 
School meals in Stockport are healthy and nutritionally balanced which offer children a number of benefits.
 
Theservice values the views of its customers and stakeholders and regularly engages with them via questionnaires, face to face interviews,food forums, parent evenings and tasting events.
 
For further information regarding the excellent school meals served in Stockport visit the dedicated websites at www.myschoollunch.co.uk/stockport and www.yougo4it.co.uk/stockport