Children's Food Trust

The Children's Food Trust (formerly known as the School Food Trust, renamed in 2012) was a charity in the United Kingdom that sought to promote healthy eating for children.

[1] Before 2005, Childhood obesity was a growing problem in the UK[2] and it had been found that standards of school meals in England were low, with the average ingredient spent per meal at secondary schools being around 40p.

[6] In October 2011, the Trust officially ceased to be an NDPB,[7] expanding its work both as a charity and by trading its services through a new community interest company, the Children's Food Trust.

[9] The trust was initially funded by a £15 million grant from the Department for Education and Skills and had been awarded in partnership with several organizations, including The Prince's Trust, Business in the Community, Magic Outcomes, and the Improvement Foundation.

The Trust has also received an additional £20 million funding from the Big Lottery Fund for a network of school children's cookery clubs called Let's Get Cooking.