International Schools Meals Day: Celebrating the Vital Service of School Caterers
International School Meals Day is back for the ninth year to celebrate nutritious, hot school meals and the people that provide them for pupils globally. With the recent struggles regarding free school meals and food parcels, there is no time better than now to appreciate the school caterers on the front line who have worked tirelessly […]
Top Tips for Reducing Food Wastage at Home and Work
Save food, money, and the planet during Food Waste Action Week This week marks Food Waste Action Week, created by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) to raise awareness of the environmental consequences of wasting food. The campaign focuses on promoting activities that will help make food wastage a thing of the past and encouraging individuals to pledge […]
CRB Cunninghams Launch Monthly Customer Webinars
This year, we want to provide our customers with everything they need to get the most out of their cashless catering software and ensure we provide the best possible service, helping us develop our product offering for the benefit of our customers. To do this, we have started to host monthly customer webinars, following the […]
Sustainable Success in the New Normal: Conquering Challenges in Education Catering
A guide for the education catering industry on navigating the new normal Every industry has been affected by COVID-19, and the education catering sector is no exception. Despite these challenges, the past year has brought the industry together and seen professionals unite to respond with innovative and creative solutions to deliver nutritious food to pupils. […]
The Importance of School’s Using a Fully Integrated Cashless System
Bringing cashless catering solutions under one roof In a digitally dominated world that has accelerated during COVID-19, the desire to move various processes online and become familiar with multiple online systems is commonplace amongst many industries, including the education sector. In the past year, the education industry has seen a rising demand for digital solutions […]
CRB Cunninghams: 2020 Year in Review
For all in the education catering sector, the main goal throughout this year has been to ensure that pupils across the UK continue to have access to nutritious, hot school meals. This year has thrown many challenges to education professionals; it’s great to see how we have all pulled together in a time of crisis to […]
LACA Announces Winners of 2020 Awards for Excellence in Virtual Ceremony
Despite the challenges faced in 2020, education professionals across the UK recently took the opportunity to come together and celebrate the hard work of those in the industry. On the 25th November 2020, professionals from all types of businesses in education came together via Zoom to celebrate individuals and teams that have made a difference […]
Students, guardians, and school staff choose online and pre-ordering software for school meals
We recently asked students, guardians, and school staff at CRB Cunninghams cashless schools how they would benefit from the online payment software iPayimpact and the pre-order app, Fusion Online. With over 460 responses submitted over five days, our user feedback shows a significant demand for online and pre-ordering from UK schools. CRBC users share their thoughts and the […]
Fusion Online receives award for Innovation
CRB Cunninghams are delighted to have been named the winner of the Innovation Award at the 2020 Public Sector Catering Awards, the first dedicated education technology company to win a Public Sector Catering award. Public Sector Catering Awards The virtual award ceremony took place on 15th September 2020, recognising and celebrating excellence in the industry. […]
Why healthy eating in schools is more important than ever
Headteacher of Holy Trinity Primary school in Hackney, Yvonne Barnett, recently put it best when stating ‘to be prepared for learning, pupils need to be well-rested, well-fed and properly nourished.” Following on from the recent Government announcement on the strategy to tackle and reduce obesity rates, we are looking at the importance of healthy eating in […]
