For tasty serving suggestions that children will want to stay in school for, you can trust Dr. Oetker Food-Service to deliver.

Established in 1891, the family-owned company has the philosophy ‘quality is the best recipe' and has been successfully run by four generations of the Oetker family. The company began with the development of the first baking powder and having acquired the UK's number one baking brand, Supercook, Dr Oetker is now applying its expertise to supporting school caterers in providing nutritious and great tasting bakery, bread and dessert offerings.

There has never been such pressure on caterers, local authorities and suppliers to change the direction of school meals, and Dr. Oetker is committed to whole-heartedly embracing the challenge.

In direct response to the needs of LACA members, Dr. Oetker now offers the Healthier Option range of bakery mixes. The range is the healthier alternative for creating irresistibly tasty menu choices every time, in accordance with the nutritional guidelines from the School Food Trust.

Healthier Option is a range of ‘add water' bakery, bread and dessert mixes specifically designed to help busy caterers deliver great tasting meals, with consistent results. The overall benefits of the range* include:

• Reduced sugar
• No added salt
• Added calcium and fibre
• Natural colours and flavours
• No artificial preservatives
• No hydrogenated fats

(*individual benefits may vary by product)

This means school caterers can have the confidence they need to create approved meals which pupils love, such as carrot cake and chocolate fudge cherry brownies. The products also allow caterers to continue to be creative; in fact Dr. Oetker actively encourages and looks to help inspire LACA members to utilise their creative skills when working with their products. Whether this is putting the Healthier Option products together to create new dishes, throwing in extra ingredients such as fruit and vegetables to add to the nutritional value, or creating new twists on old favourites which will appeal to pupils, the mixes all offer the versatility to do this.

Support is also offered in the form of great recipe leaflets, and a specialist product and menu advisor who is on hand to come in to schools and support the implementation of the Healthier Option mixes.

For healthier options and great taste, just add Dr Oetker.