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Buying quality school meals using DfE-approved frameworks

Posted by: Charlotte Springthorpe, Customer Relationship Manager at ESPO, Posted on: 6 March 2023 - Categories: Services
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As we celebrate International School Meals Day 2023 on 9 March, Charlotte Springthorpe, Customer Relationship Manager at Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO), highlights two new DfE approved catering frameworks.

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