Gateshead Council maps out school meal sources

In recent years the number of children eating school meals has been in decline with parents worried about nutrition.

But in our region numbers are up, and nowhere more than in Gateshead.

The council has published a map to show where the food comes from and the local produce being used.

Gateshead Council say its regional food map highlights high welfare standards as well as where ingredients for school meals are sourced.

The council serves lunch to 10,000 pupils every day.

It says its policy to use local suppliers whenever possible is boosting the regional economy.

Gateshead Council say their policy of using local food suppliers wherever possible for school meals is providing a boost to the local economy.

The council spend £1.8 million on raw ingredients each year.

They have published a map to show parents and children where their school meals come from.