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Dolce Hive

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News The benefits of being outdoors, especially for growing children!
The benefits of being outdoors, especially for growing children!
Posted on February 06, 2020
There are various views about how much time children should spend outside – I think we can all agree though that being outdoors has a whole host of benefits. Do you feel more energised and a greater sense of wellbeing after a long walk? Well it’s no wonder, as fresh air can help you digest […]
News Snowman Competition
Snowman Competition
Posted on January 09, 2020
In the run up to Christmas we invited children across all of our schools to draw their best snowman pictures and a chance to win a Nintendo Switch. The winner was also awarded a pack of Christmas cards printed with their winning drawing on so that they could send to their family and friends. We […]
News Supporting Wellbeing in Schools
Supporting Wellbeing in Schools
Posted on September 03, 2019
To encourage new flavours and food experiences, as well as light gardening experience, we regularly implement herb gardens in schools. It comes as better levels of attention in class, higher achievement and stronger links with the local community have been reported in children with greater engagement with nature and time outside. We provide experienced gardeners […]
News Welcome to our new website
Welcome to our new website
Posted on September 02, 2019
Over the last few months we have undergone a complete rebrand, starting with our company logo and staff uniforms, we have upgraded our image to bring you a fresh new look whilst maintaining the same great service. Our team have been busy working behind the scenes to bring you our brand new website that will […]
News Dolce Cookery Class
Dolce Cookery Class
Posted on January 19, 2019
Pupils from Thursby Primary School in Carlisle recently took part in our Dolce Cookery Class, creating our delicious homemade pizzas straight out of our recipe book. They got hands on, rolling out freshly made dough to form their pizza bases and then covered with passata and a variety of toppings, creating mini pizza masterpieces. The […]
Events New campaign launched to encourage children to eat more vegetables
New campaign launched to encourage children to eat more vegetables
Posted on January 19, 2019
Veg Power and ITV have partnered to launch a ‘ground-breaking’ initiative that encourages children to eat more vegetables, with a new national campaign – ‘Eat Them To Defeat Them’. The campaign comes at a time when many supermarkets and food outlets are under increasing pressure to limit advertising for unhealthy meals and snacks, following recent […]
News A record 9.5 million school meals served
A record 9.5 million school meals served
Posted on December 15, 2018
This academic year Dolce served 9.5 million healthy school meals to children across the country – that’s a whopping average of 50,000 meals every school day. Through our many feedback initiatives including student council meetings, pupil, parent and school surveys and our popular star rating system, our food services team continue to develop new and […]
Events National School Meals Week Silver Jubilee
National School Meals Week Silver Jubilee
Posted on November 18, 2018
Organised by the Lead Association for Catering in Education (LACA), National School Meals Week celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, promoting the benefits, nutritional values and importance of a ‘modern day’ school lunch. As part of the celebrations we invited local celebrities to visit schools across the country and see for themselves the positive changes […]