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New Government legislation for school milk

  • Published on: 16 February 2015
  • By: Admin

Did you know as from January 2015, under the School Food Plan, the Government state that milk is to be offered to all primary and secondary school children on a daily basis!  Milk is important for children as it helps provide their daily calcium requirements and many children go to school without breakfast.  Getting that mid-morning drink of milk can help sustain the children until lunch-time.  If you need to know more, please email us at info@milk4life.com.

School milk provider

  • Published on: 21 December 2014
  • By: Admin

You may not be aware, but under the new School Food Plan, the Government have stipulated that from January 2015, all children in primary and secondary schools are to be offered milk on a daily basis whilst in school and your school has decided to use Milk4Life to administer the milk scheme on their behalf and as such, please find attached the instructions in a 10 step format for you to follow to register your child and order and pay for your milk.

The school food plan explained

  • Published on: 21 December 2014
  • By: Admin

The School Food Plan – This is a new legislation commencing the 1st January 2015 issued by the Department of Health working with the Childrens Food Trust. Under this legislation, the Government have stipulated that all children in primary and secondary schools in England must have the opportunity to have milk whilst in school on a daily basis.
All children on free school meals over the age of 5 must also be offered the milk free of charge. The funding for these FSM children will be covered either out of the school budgets or the pupil premium payment available to the schools.

Ordering school milk on-line couldn't be easier

  • Published on: 21 December 2014
  • By: Admin

At Milk4Life we believe we've made it very simple and secure to order your child’s milk on-line. Milk4Life Ltd staff have a vast experience in this sector and also the logistical operation side for local distributors. We have an excellent sales order processing system that meets all the requirement of the parent by simply following the simple steps below:

01. Click on either the shop tab and icon at the top or the purchase button at the bottom of the page.

Milk4Life launch new website

  • Published on: 30 November 2014
  • By: Admin

Milk4Life are proud to announce the launch of our new website. This project consisted of the overhaul of the existing website design enabling Milk4Life to bring its online brand in line with the newly expanding business. A few of our goals with the new website were to make it faster, easier to navigate for users, and easier for us to manage/update. Most of all, we wanted to help our clients get to know us better.

Health benefits of milk

  • Published on: 21 September 2014
  • By: Admin

Milk is a natural source of calcium required for strong bones and teeth and together with fruit, can provide a healthy mid-morning snack for young children whilst at school. Taken on a daily basis, this helps to educate them away from the less healthy carbonated drinks and sugary snacks that are so readily available elsewhere.

Consumption of milk and dairy products is associated with numerous health benefits.

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